210Report by education providers to Board of cessation of status as disability student

210 Report by education providers to Board of cessation of status as disability student

(1) This section applies if a disability student completes, or otherwise ceases to be enrolled in, an approved program of study to be a disability worker provided by an education provider.

(2) The education provider must give written notice of the disability student ceasing to be enrolled in the approved program of study to the Board within 60 days after the cessation.

(3) If an education provider contravenes subsection (2), the Board may—

(a) publish details of the contravention on the Board's Internet site; and

(b) include a statement about the contravention in the Board's annual report.

(4) If the Board proposes taking action under subsection (3), the Board must—

(b) invite the education provider to make a submission to the Board, within 30 days after receipt of the notice.

(5) A notice given to an education provider under subsection (4), and any submission made by the education provider in accordance with the notice, may be written or verbal.

(6) The Board must have regard to any submission made by the education provider in accordance with this section in deciding whether to take the proposed action under subsection (3).

Part 13—VCAT

Division 1—Referring matters to VCAT

211 Matters to be referred to VCAT relating to registered disability workers and disability students

(1) The Board must refer a matter about a registered disability worker or disability student to VCAT if—

(a) in the case of a registered disability worker, the Board reasonably believes, based on a notification or a complaint or for any other reason, that—

(i) the disability worker has behaved in a way that constitutes professional misconduct; or

(ii) the disability worker's registration was improperly obtained because the disability worker or someone else gave the Board information or a document that was false or misleading in a material particular; or

(b) a panel requires the Board to refer the matter to VCAT.

(2) The Board must give written notice of the referral to the registered disability worker or disability student to whom the matter relates.