SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT 1999 - SECT 223
SCHOOL EDUCATION ACT 1999 - SECT 223
223 . Decision as to individual student, review of by Minister
(1) A person who is
aggrieved by a decision —
(a) made
by any person performing a function for the purposes of school education; and
(b)
concerning an individual student,
may, in addition to
any other right under this Act to have the decision reviewed, request the
Minister to review the procedure by which the decision was made.
(2) The Minister may,
but is not obliged to, conduct a review under this section.
(3) If, on a review
under this section, the Minister is of the opinion that —
(a) the
decision was made without compliance with the applicable procedure; or
(b) the
procedure by which the decision was made was unfair, defective or inadequate;
or
(c) the
information available to the person who made the decision was inadequate,
the Minister may
recommend that the person who made the decision review the procedure or
reconsider the decision and may recommend the procedure or information that
the Minister thinks is appropriate for that review or reconsideration.
(4) The regulations
may regulate the practice and procedure of reviews under this section.
(5) Nothing in this
section affects the jurisdiction that the Parliamentary Commissioner for
Administrative Investigations has under the
Parliamentary Commissioner Act 1971 .