Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION ACT 2004 - SECT 88B

    (1)     This section applies if an application is made under section 88A for registration of a school at an additional campus.

    (2)     Before deciding whether the school should be registered at the additional campus, the Minister must appoint a panel to report to the Minister on the application.

Note 1     For the making of appointments (including acting appointments), see the Legislation Act, pt 19.3.

Note 2     In particular, a person may be appointed for a particular provision of a law (see Legislation Act, s 7 (3)) and an appointment may be made by naming a person or nominating the occupant of a position (see s 207).

Note 3     Certain Ministerial appointments require consultation with an Assembly committee and are disallowable (see Legislation Act, div 19.3.3).

    (3)     If the Minister is satisfied after considering the panel's report that the school meets the criteria mentioned in subsection (7), the Minister must direct the registrar to register the school at the additional campus.

    (4)     If the Minister directs the registrar to register the school at the additional campus, the registrar must register the school at the additional campus by—

        (a)     entering the particulars of the school required under the regulations in the register of non-government schools; and

        (b)     giving the proprietor of the school a certificate of registration that includes the additional campus (a "new certificate").

    (5)     If the registrar gives the proprietor a new certificate, the proprietor must return the school's existing certificate of registration to the registrar within 14 days after the day the proprietor receives the new certificate.

    (6)     If the Minister is not satisfied after considering the panel's report that the school meets the criteria mentioned in subsection (7), the Minister must direct the registrar to refuse to register the school at the additional campus.

    (7)     The criteria for registration of a school at an additional campus are that—

        (a)     the school will have appropriate policies, facilities and equipment for—

              (i)     the curriculum to be offered by the school at the additional campus; and

              (ii)     the safety and welfare of its students at the additional campus; and

        (b)     the curriculum (including the framework of the curriculum and the principles on which the curriculum is based) meets the curriculum requirements for students attending government schools; and

        (c)     the nature and content of the education to be offered at the school will be appropriate for the additional campus; and

        (d)     the teaching staff will be qualified to teach at the additional campus; and

        (e)     the school will have satisfactory processes to monitor quality educational outcomes at the additional campus; and

        (f)     the school will be financially viable.