Tasmanian Numbered Acts Tasmanian Numbered Acts
- Act 51 of 2016
- Royal Assent 21 December 2016
TABLE OF PROVISIONS
Long Title
PART 1 - Preliminary
1. Short title
2. Commencement
3. Objects of Act
4. Principles which are basis of Act
5. Interpretation
6. Ministerial instructions
7. Secretary's instructions
PART 2 - Education Before Compulsory Education
8. Kindergarten
9. Early enrolment in first year of education following kindergarten
PART 3 - Compulsory Education and Training Division 1 - Objects of
Part
10. Object of Part
Division 2 - School-aged childrenSubdivision 1 - Enrolment at school
11. Requirement to enrol school-aged child at school or provide home
education
12. Applying for enrolment at school
13. Exemption from requirement to enrol at school or be home educated
14. Certificate of exemption
15. Revocation of exemption to enrol at school or be home educated
16. Attendance at school of school-aged child
17. Part-time attendance of school-aged child
18. Exemption from attendance of school-aged child without application
19. School-aged child excused from daily attendance at school
20. Withdrawal from, or cancellation of, enrolment of school-aged child
21. Object of Subdivision
22. Providing learning program or notifying of home education
Division 3 - YouthsSubdivision 1 - Participation in, and completion
of, approved learning programs or home education
23. What is participation in an approved learning program?
24. Participation in approved learning program or home education
25. Proposed learning program for child coming from outside jurisdiction
26. Exemption from participation in approved learning program
27. Certificate of exemption
28. Revocation of exemption from requirement to participate in approved
learning program or be home educated
29. Approval of learning program
30. Amendment of approved learning program
31. Completion of approved learning program
32. Enrolment at school under approved learning program
33. Attendance at approved learning program
34. Part-time attendance at approved learning program
35. Exemption from attendance at approved learning program without
application
36. Youth excused from daily attendance at approved learning program
37. Notification of change of circumstances under approved learning
program
38. Use of information about approved learning program
Division 4 - Other matters relating to enrolment and attendance at
school or approved learning program
39. Objection to participation in school activities
Division 5 - Managing unauthorised absencesSubdivision 1 -
Investigating unauthorised absences
40. Investigation of unauthorised absence
41. Ministerial instructions relating to student absence
42. Referral of absenteeism to Registrar
43. Process for convening compulsory conciliation conference
44. Conduct of compulsory conciliation conference
45. Recommendations of compulsory conciliation conference
46. Before concluding compulsory conciliation conference
47. Procedure by conciliator after compulsory conciliation conference
48. Action by Registrar on report of conciliator
49. Compliance with requirement of Registrar
50. Report of non-compliance with Registrar's requirement
51. Assessing and determining referral of compulsory conciliation
conference's recommendations, &c.
52. What is a Compulsory Schooling Order?
53. Compliance with Compulsory Schooling Order
54. Application for review of Compulsory Schooling Order
55. Constituting Review Panel to determine application for review of
Compulsory Schooling Order
56. Review of Compulsory Schooling Order
57. Effect of application for review of Compulsory Schooling Order
58. Re-convening compulsory conciliation conference
59. Confidentiality by person attending compulsory conciliation conference
60. Confidentiality by conciliator
Division 6 - Eliminating or ameliorating risks to health and safety
of persons at school
61. Requiring information about child
62. Obligation to provide information about child
63. Requesting medical information
64. Strategies to eliminate or ameliorate risks to health and safety of
persons at school
65. Disclosing information obtained under this Division
66. Ministerial instructions
Division 7 - Home educationSubdivision 1 - Approved home education
programs
67. Application for approval of proposed home education program
68. Report of registration officer
69. Determination of application for approval of proposed home education
program
70. Statement of status as home educator
71. Approved home education program subject to conditions
72. Minor amendment of home education program
73. Application to amend approved home education program
74. Determination of application to amend approved home education program
75. Continuing assessment of approved home education program
76. Amendment of approved home education program by Registrar
77. Revocation of approval of home education program
78. Effect of revocation in certain circumstances
79. Review of determination relating to approved home education program
80. Enrolment at school for part-time attendance by home educated child
81. Part-time attendance at school by home educated child
82. Objection to participation in school activities
83. Notification of absence or failure to complete courses
84. Parent to enrol child in school, &c., on revocation of approval
of approved home education program
85. Providing learning program or notifying of home education
86. Purposes of home education assessments
87. Carrying out home education assessment
Division 8 - Miscellaneous
88. Particulars of child
89. Guidelines relating to enrolment for part-time schooling
90. Statement of Year 10 completion by principal
91. Statement of Year 10 completion by Registrar
92. Year 12 completion certificate by principal
93. Year 12 completion certificate by Registrar
PART 4 - Education and Training After Secondary Education
94. Entitlement to complete secondary education at State school
95. Attending State school after compulsory education
96. Entitlement to attend TasTAFE
PART 5 - State Education Division 1 - Schools
97. State schools
98. Changing purpose of school
99. Enrolment within intake area or at particular State school
100. Enrolment from outside intake area
101. Enrolment in certain cases
102. Support school
103. Dress code
104. Distance education
105. Administrative and financial matters
Division 2 - Principals
106. Qualifications of principal
107. Functions of principal
108. Powers of principal generally
Division 3 - School associations
109. School association
110. Establishment and dissolving of school association
111. Constitution of school association
112. Amendment of constitution of school association
113. Functions of school association
114. Power of school association to maintain authorised deposit-taking
institution account
115. Powers of school association generally
116. Performance and exercise of functions and powers of school
association
117. Power of Minister to limit functions and powers of school
association
118. Validity of acts of school association
119. Conflict of interest by member of school association
120. Inspection and audit of accounts of school association
121. Annual report of school association
122. Secretary's instructions relating to school association
123. Immunity from liability of school association member
124. Register of school associations
Division 4 - Educational instruction
125. Curriculum, assessment and reporting
126. Religious instruction
127. Review relating to education in State schools
Division 5 - Discipline
128. Secretary's instructions on unacceptable behaviour at State school
129. Unacceptable behaviour at State school
130. Immediate suspension of State school student
131. Non-urgent suspension or detention of State school student
132. Exclusion and expulsion of State school student
133. Educational instruction while suspended, excluded, expelled or
prohibited from attending State school
134. Review by Secretary of exclusion, expulsion or prohibition from
attending State school
135. Appeal against prohibition
136. Removal of adult for unacceptable behaviour at State school
Division 6 - Miscellaneous provisions
137. Transfer of State school student
138. Fees, levies and charges relating to attendance at State school
139. Policy relating to imposing levies and charges relating to attendance
at State school
140. Hire of State school facilities and equipment
141. Educational services
142. Property and equipment
PART 6 - Registered Non-government Schools Division 1 -
Non-government school to be registered
143. How non-government school may be registered
144. Offence for non-government school not to be registered
Division 2 - Systems of non-government schoolsSubdivision 1 -
Formation of systems of non-government schools
145. Non-government schools may form system
146. Approved authority for system of non-government schools
147. Application for registration of system of non-government schools
148. Report of Registrar
149. Opinion of Minister
150. Determining application for registration of system of non-government
schools
151. Registration of system of non-government schools subject to conditions
152. Term of registration
153. Certificate of registration of system of non-government schools
154. Suspension of registration of system of non-government schools
155. Cancellation of registration of system of non-government schools
156. Withdrawal from registration of system of non-government schools
157. Effect of suspension or cancellation of registration of registered
system school on registered system of non-government schools
158. Qualification to become member of system of non-government schools
159. When registration of individual non-government school changes to
registration as registered system school
160. Registration as registered system school subject to conditions
161. Suspension of registered system school
162. Cancellation of registration of registered system school
163. Withdrawal of school from registered system of non-government schools
Division 3 - Registration of individual non-government
schoolsSubdivision 1 - Registration of new individual non-government
schools
164. Application for registration of new individual non-government school
165. Report of Registrar for registration of new individual non-government
school
166. Providing application for registration of new individual non-government
school to Minister
167. Determining application for registration of new individual
non-government school
168. Application for registration of transitioning non-government school
169. Report of Registrar for registration of transitioning non-government
school
170. Determining application for registration of transitioning non-government
school
171. Application for renewal of registration of registered individual
school
172. Report of Registrar for renewal of registration of registered
individual school
173. Determining application for renewal of registration of registered
individual school
174. Type of registration
175. Registration as individual non-government school subject to conditions
176. Term of registration of individual non-government school
177. Certificate of registration of individual non-government school
178. Suspension of registration of individual non-government school
179. Cancellation of registration of individual non-government school
Division 4 - Registration guidelines
180. Registration guidelines
Division 5 - Registration reviews
181. Purpose of registration review
182. Request for registration review
183. Carrying out registration review
184. Report on registration review
Division 6 - Monitoring compliance with this Part and with
registrationSubdivision 1 - Monitoring compliance with requirement for
non-government schools to be registered
185. Power to inspect premises, &c., to prevent operation of
unregistered non-government school
186. Request for registration inspection
187. Carrying out registration inspection
188. Report on registration inspection
189. Fee for registration inspection
190. Powers of registration officer in relation to unregistered premises
191. Powers of registration officer in relation to registered premises
192. Warrant to seize document, &c.
193. Warrant to enter residence
194. Requirement to provide information, document or thing
195. Possession of document by Registrar
196. Using assistant
197. Obstruction, &c., of registration officer
Division 7 - Reviews of determinations
198. Review of determination
Division 8 - Principals
199. Qualifications of principal
200. Functions of principal
201. Removal of adult for unacceptable behaviour
Division 9 - Grants
202. Purpose of this Division
203. Grant
204. Amount of grant
205. Use of grant
206. Additional grant
207. Amount and use of additional grant
208. Grant or additional grant paid to other person
209. Grant and additional grant subject to conditions
210. Certificate certifying use of grant or additional grant
211. Access to school records
212. Provision of further information relating to use of grant
213. Refund of grant and additional grant
Division 10 - Non-government Schools Register
214. Non-government Schools Register
PART 7 - Office Holders, Statutory Bodies and Conciliators Division
1 - Principal Officer, Non-attendance
215. Appointment of Principal Officer, Non-attendance
216. Functions of Principal Officer, Non-attendance
217. Powers of Principal Officer, Non-attendance
Division 2 - Registrar, EducationSubdivision 1 - Appointment,
functions and duties of Registrar, Education
218. Appointment of Registrar, Education
219. Functions of Registrar, generally
220. Powers of Registrar
221. Delegation by Registrar
222. Functions of Registrar in relation to student absenteeism
223. Functions of Registrar in relation to non-government schools and the
Registration Board
224. Functions of Registrar in relation to home education
225. Register of home educators and approved home education programs
226. Guidelines relating to home education issued by Registrar
227. Annual report by Registrar
Division 3 - Registration officers
228. Appointment of registration officers
Division 4 - Non-government Schools Registration Board
229. Non-government Schools Registration Board
230. Functions of Registration Board
231. Powers of Registration Board
232. Financial records of Registration Board
233. Annual report by Registration Board
Division 5 - Review PanelSubdivision 1 - Establishment of Review
Panel
234. Establishment of Review Panel
235. Functions of Review Panel
236. Powers of Review Panel
237. Expressions of interest to be members of Review Panel
238. Register of persons who may constitute Review Panel
239. Withdrawal by person from inclusion on register maintained under
section 238
240. Removal of person from register maintained under section 238
Division 6 - Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council
241. Establishment of Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council
242. Functions of Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council
243. Powers of Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council
Division 7 - Employees generally
244. Employees
Division 8 - Staff, assistance and facilities
245. Staff, assistance and facilities
PART 8 - Miscellaneous Provisions
246. Financial assistance
247. Employment of children
248. Corporal punishment in schools
249. Minister's advisory councils
250. Secretary's advisory councils
251. Hostels
252. Delegation by Minister
253. Delegation by Secretary
254. Immunity from liability
255. False or misleading statements
256. Prosecution for offence
257. Evidence and presumptions
258. Appropriation
259. Regulations
260. Administration of Act
261. Savings and transitional provisions
262. Legislation repealed
263. Legislation rescinded
264. Legislation revoked
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