SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT 1999 - SECT 106

SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT 1999 - SECT 106

106 .         Recovering fees etc.

        (1)         Any fee or charge that is payable under this Subdivision in respect of a student may be recovered as a debt, if necessary in a court of competent jurisdiction —

            (a)         from a parent of the student; or

            (b)         in the case of a student who has turned 18 or who is a prescribed child, from the student.

        (2)         The chief executive officer is to ensure that before any administrative or legal action is taken to recover a debt under subsection (1) —

            (a)         inquiries have been made into the reasons for the failure to pay the fee or charge; and

            (b)         all reasonably practicable steps have been taken to recover the fee or charge; and

            (c)         the circumstances of the person against whom the action is proposed to be taken and the person’s capacity to pay have been taken into account.