Western Australian Consolidated Acts Western Australian Consolidated Acts (1) A child’s
home educator may apply in writing to the Minister for a review of the chief
executive officer’s decision to cancel the home educator’s
registration in respect of the child.
(2) The application is
to be made within 14 days after the applicant received written notice of
the decision.
(3) Where an
application is made under subsection (1), the Minister is to refer the
matter to a Home Education Advisory Panel which is to examine the matter and
report to the Minister with its recommendation.
(4) A Home Education
Advisory Panel is to give the applicant the opportunity to be heard.
(5) The Minister is to
give a copy of the report of the Home Education Advisory Panel to the
applicant.
(6) The Minister after
considering the report may confirm, vary or reverse the chief executive
officer’s decision and is to give written notice to the applicant of the
Minister’s decision and written reasons for that decision.
(7) In this
section —
Home Education Advisory Panel means an advisory
panel under section 241 established for the purposes of
subsection (3) of this section.
What this Part is about
This Part enacts provisions that apply only to government schools.
In particular it deals with —
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the establishment, closure and amalgamation of government schools, and
the designation of schools in some areas as being primarily for the enrolment
of students in that area (Division 1);
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the functions of the chief executive officer of the department
responsible for government schools and of principals and teachers in those
schools (Division 2);
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the curriculum in government schools, the provision of special
religious education, and conscientious objection to instruction in particular
subjects (Division 3);
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entitlement to enrol at government schools, changing inappropriate
enrolments, and the resolution of disputed issues about enrolment
(Division 4);
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the suspension and exclusion of students from government schools for
breaches of school discipline (Division 5);
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restrictions on the imposition of fees and charges in government
schools, and provisions for the management of school funds (Division 6);
•
miscellaneous management provisions relating to the operation of
government schools and the control of school premises (Division 7);
•
provisions as to the establishment and operation of School Councils and
relating to Parents and Citizens’ Associations for government schools
(Division 8).