Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) In this Act:
"acting in an official capacity", in relation to an authorised officer, means the officer is exercising powers or performing functions under, or otherwise related to the administration of, this Act.
"advisory council" means an advisory council mentioned in section 11.
"attends", for Part 4, see section 19A.
"authorised officer" means any of the following:
(a) the CEO;
(b) an authorised person;
(c) a departmental officer.
"authorised person", for Part 4, see section 25.
"Authority" means the Northern Territory Employment and Training Authority established under the Northern Territory Employment and Training Act .
"CEO" means the Chief Executive Officer.
"child" means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years.
"college" means an institution or body declared to be a college under section 41(1).
"compliance notice", for Part 4, see section 23A(2).
"compulsory school age", see section 20(1).
"departmental officer" means a public sector employee employed in the Agency.
"distance education centre" includes a school of the air, a correspondence school and the Northern Territory Open Education Centre.
"eligible option", see section 20(3)(a).
"Government school" means a school declared to be a Government school under subsection (2).
"home education", for Part 4, see section 19.
"information notice", for Part 4, see section 23(2).
"Institute" means the Institute of Advanced Studies established under section 23 of the Charles Darwin University Act .
"living independently", for Part 4, see section 19C.
"non-Government school" means a school other than a Government school.
"parent" includes the person who has the actual custody of a child and the person with whom a child resides.
"principal "means the person to whom the administration and control of a school is committed.
"reasonably believes" means believes on reasonable grounds.
"registered" means registered under this Act.
"school" means a school or institution at which any person or body of persons provides, or offers to provide, courses of instruction substantially in pre-school, primary or secondary education.
"school day" means a day on which instruction is provided at a school for children enrolled in the school.
"second or subsequent offence", for Part 4, see section 19B.
"standard" means an objective criterion by which skills and abilities may be assessed.
"University" means the Charles Darwin University.
(2) Subject to subsection (3), the Minister may, by Gazette notice, declare a school to be a Government school.
(3) The Minister must not declare a school that is wholly maintained otherwise than by Territory or Commonwealth funding to be a Government school.