Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if the chief executive believes on reasonable grounds that—
(a) a child of compulsory school age lives in the ACT; and
(b) the child is not enrolled at a school or registered for home education.
(2) The chief executive may give written notice to a parent of the child requiring the parent to give the chief executive the details about the child stated in the notice within 7 days after the day the parent receives the notice.
(3) If the chief executive gives a notice under this section to the parent, the parent must comply with the notice.
Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.
(4) An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.