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EDUCATION AND TRAINING REFORM REGULATIONS 2017

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

  • 1 Objectives
  • 2 Authorising provisions
  • 3 Commencement
  • 4 Revocations
  • 5 Definitions
  • 6 Definition of school—exempted bodies
  • 7 Definition of not-for-profit school
  • 7A Definition of prohibited agreement or arrangement
  • 8 Measurement of distances

PART 2--COMPULSORY SCHOOL EDUCATION

  • 9 Reasonable excuse—prescribed distance
  • 10 School enrolment notice
  • 11 School attendance notice

PART 2A--SCHOOL COMMUNITY SAFETY ORDERS

  • 11A Prescribed matters that must be stated in an immediate school community safety order
  • 11B Prescribed matters that must be stated in an ongoing school community safety order
  • 11C Ministerial guidelines—prescribed matters

PART 3--GOVERNMENT SCHOOL EDUCATION

Division 1--Admission and attendance

  • 12 Admission
  • 13 School terms
  • 14 Temporary closure of schools

Division 2--Minimum and maximum age for Government school education

  • 15 Application of Division
  • 16 Minimum age requirements for Government schools
  • 17 Maximum age requirements for Government schools
  • 18 Maximum age requirements for English language Government schools or centres
  • 19 Exemption from minimum age requirements—Government schools
  • 20 Exemption from maximum age requirements—Government schools
  • 21 Exemption from maximum age requirements—English language Government school or centre
  • 22 Period of exemption

Division 3--Student engagement

  • 23 Student engagement policy
  • 24 Corporal punishment not permitted
  • 25 Restraint from danger
  • 26 Implementation of student engagement policy

PART 3A--GOVERNMENT SCHOOL BOARDING PREMISES

  • 26A Student engagement policy
  • 26B Corporal punishment not permitted
  • 26C Restraint from danger
  • 26D Implementation of student engagement policy

PART 4--GOVERNMENT SCHOOL COUNCILS AND PARENTS' CLUBS

Division 1--Meetings and membership

  • 27 Ordinary meetings of school council
  • 28 Who is to preside at a meeting?
  • 29 Quorum of school council
  • 30 Decisions and voting
  • 31 Conflicts of interest
  • 32 Appointment of community members
  • 33 First council meeting—election of office bearers
  • 34 Extended leave of council member
  • 35 Removal of office bearer from office
  • 36 Extraordinary meeting of school council
  • 37 Public reporting meeting

Division 2--Sub-committees

  • 38 Sub-committees

Division 3--Delegations

  • 39 Delegation
  • 40 Record and terms of delegation
  • 41 Revocation or amendment of delegation
  • 42 Receipt of money by delegate
  • 43 Delegate to report to school council
  • 44 Ratification of actions of sub-committee

Division 4--Accounts and records

  • 45 Accounts
  • 46 Revenue and expenditure
  • 47 Financial statements to be made available
  • 48 Keeping and availability of records

Division 5--Employment

  • 49 Employment

Division 6--Common seal

  • 50 Common seal

Division 7--Parents' clubs

  • 51 Parents' clubs
  • 52 Request for formation
  • 53 Interim committee
  • 54 Funds
  • 55 Voluntary dissolution
  • 56 Voluntary dissolution procedures
  • 57 Automatic dissolution upon closure or merger of school

Division 8--Fundraising for Government schools

  • 58 Fundraising
  • 59 Funds to be held in trust

PART 5--REGISTRATION OF SCHOOLS

Division 1--Minimum standards for registration of schools

  • 60 Minimum standards for registration
  • 61 Exemption from curriculum framework standard
  • 62 Exemption from student enrolment numbers standard
  • 63 Exemption from school governance standard

Division 2--Application for registration of a school

  • 64 Timing of application for registration
  • 65 Particulars and information in application for registration
  • 66 Authority to be notified of changes to application information

Division 3--Application to amend registration of a school

  • 67 Application to amend registration
  • 68 Timing of application to amend registration
  • 69 Particulars and information in application to amend registration
  • 70 Authority to notify applicant of decision

Division 4--Reports to the Authority

  • 71 Information required in reports to Authority

PART 5A--REGISTRATION OF SCHOOL BOARDING PREMISES

Division 1--Minimum standards for registration of school boarding premises

  • 71A Minimum standards for registration
  • 71B Exemption from school boarding premises governance standard

Division 2--Application for registration of a school boarding premises

  • 71C Timing of application for registration
  • 71D Particulars and information in application for registration
  • 71E Authority to be notified of changes to application information

Division 3--Application to amend registration of a school boarding premises

  • 71F Application to amend registration
  • 71G Timing of application to amend registration
  • 71H Particulars and information in application to amend registration
  • 71I Authority to notify applicant of decision

Division 4--Reports to the Authority

  • 71J Information required in reports to Authority

PART 6--HOME SCHOOLING

Division 1--Application for registration for home schooling

  • 72 Application for registration
  • 73 Requirement to provide further information to Authority
  • 74 Notice of decision regarding registration for home schooling
  • 75 State Register

Division 2--Requirements of registration for home schooling

  • 76 Requirements of instruction in home schooling
  • 77 Requirement to notify Authority of changes to circumstances
  • 78 Requirement to notify Authority annually of continuation of home schooling
  • 79 Requirement to provide information to Authority
  • 80 Requirement to notify Authority if student ceases to be home schooled

Division 3--Review of registration for home schooling

  • 81 Authority may review registration for home schooling
  • 82 Requirement to give notice to responsible parent and specify information to be provided
  • 83 Notice of outcome of review of registration for home schooling

Division 4--Cancellation of registration for home schooling

  • 84 Cancellation of registration initiated by the parent
  • 85 Notification of cancellation of registration by the Authority

PART 7--REGISTRATION OF EDUCATION AND TRAINING ORGANISATIONS

Division 1--Minimum standards for senior secondary courses, senior secondary qualifications, foundation secondary courses and foundation secondary qualifications

  • 86 Minimum standards for registration to provide an accredited senior secondary course or an accredited foundation secondary course
  • 87 Minimum standards for registration to award, confer or issue a senior secondary qualification or a foundation secondary qualification

Division 2--Prescribed criteria for registration on the National Register as a training organisation

  • 88 Prescribed criteria for registration on the National Register as a training organisation

Division 3--Applications regarding registration of education and training organisations

  • 89 Notice of decision on application for registration
  • 90 Application to amend details of registration
  • 91 Notice of decision on application by RTO for amendment of registration

Division 4--Suspension or cancellation of registration

  • 92 Notice of decision to suspend or cancel registration

PART 8--CONSUMER PROTECTION IN THE VOCATIONAL EDUCATION AND TRAINING SECTOR

  • 93 Approval of dispute resolution and student welfare scheme
  • 94 RTO to disclose whether member of dispute resolution and student welfare scheme
  • 95 Requirements for operation of dispute resolution and student welfare scheme
  • 96 Revocation of approval of dispute resolution and student welfare scheme

PART 9--ROLE OF AUTHORITY IN INVESTIGATING COMPLAINTS

  • 97 Authority to investigate complaints of breach of principles
  • 98 Complaints that may be investigated
  • 99 Procedure for investigating a complaint
  • 100 Exception to complaint procedure
  • 101 Authority may refuse to investigate complaint

PART 10--TRANSPORT AND TRAVELLING ALLOWANCES

Division 1--Approved transport services

  • 102 Approval of transport services
  • 103 Designated transport areas
  • 104 Criteria for determining whether a school is appropriate for a student
  • 105 Transport of Government school students
  • 106 Transport of non-Government school students
  • 107 Short distance transport
  • 108 Failure of contractor

Division 2--Travelling allowances

  • 109 Determination of travelling allowances
  • 110 Grant of travelling allowance
  • 111 Purpose of travelling allowance
  • 112 Grant of travelling allowance in special circumstances
  • 113 Greater allowance for students with disabilities

PART 11--GENERAL MATTERS

Division 1--Scholarships

  • 114 Scholarships
  • 115 Value of scholarship

Division 2--Government teaching service appeals

  • 116 Prescribed form for notices of appeal

PART 12--SAVINGS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

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