- 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 SCHEDULE 1 SCHEDULE 2 SCHEDULE 3 SCHEDULE 4 SCHEDULE 5 SCHEDULE 6 SCHEDULE 7 SCHEDULE 8[ Note: This table has been automatically generated and may be incomplete. ]