(1) This section applies if a person is
given a written direction by—
(a) a non-State school’s principal under
section 349; or
(b) a non-State school’s governing body or its nominee
under section 349A.
(2) The person may apply in writing to the school’s
review body for a review of the direction.
(3) The application must—
(a) be
made within 30 school days after the person is given the direction; and
(b)
state in detail the grounds on which the person wants the direction to be
reviewed; and
(c) state the person’s residential address.
(4) The review
body may extend the time for making the application.
(5) Within 40 school
days after the making of the application, the review body must consider the
grounds and make a decision to—
(a) confirm the direction; or
(b) vary the
direction; or
(c) cancel the direction.
(6) The review body must make the
decision on the material that led to the original direction and any other
material the review body considers relevant.
(7) The review body must give
the person and the school’s principal written notice of the decision.
(8)
The written notice must state the matters mentioned in section 157 (2) (a) to
(e) of the QCAT Act for the decision.
(9) If the written direction was given
by the school’s governing body or its nominee, the review body must not be
the governing body or nominee.
