Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017
sec.62Compliance notice
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sec.62 Compliance notice
This section applies if— the board reasonably believes— an accredited school— is not complying with an accreditation criterion; or has not complied with an accreditation criterion in circumstances that make it likely the noncompliance will continue or be repeated; and a matter relating to the noncompliance is reasonably capable of being rectified; and it is appropriate to give the school’s governing body an opportunity to rectify the matter; and the board has not given a show cause notice about the matter to the governing body. This section also applies if— the board reasonably believes— the governing body of an accredited school is not, or is no longer, suitable to be the school’s governing body; and See section 26 for suitability of governing body. a matter relating to the governing body’s suitability is reasonably capable of being rectified; and it is appropriate to give the school’s governing body an opportunity to rectify the matter; and the board has not given a show cause notice about the matter to the governing body. The board may give the governing body a notice (a compliance notice ) requiring the governing body to rectify the matter. The compliance notice must state all of the following— for a compliance notice about a matter mentioned in subsection (1) (a) (i) — that the board believes the school— is not complying with an accreditation criterion; or has not complied with an accreditation criterion in circumstances that make it likely the noncompliance will continue or be repeated; and the accreditation criterion the board believes is not being, or has not been, complied with; and briefly, how the board believes the accreditation criterion is not being, or has not been, complied with; for a compliance notice about a matter relating to a governing body’s suitability— that the board believes the governing body of the accredited school is not, or is no longer, suitable to be the school’s governing body; and briefly, the reasons for the board’s belief; the matter relating to the noncompliance or suitability the board believes is reasonably capable of being rectified; the reasonable steps the governing body must take to rectify the matter; that the governing body must take the steps within a stated reasonable period. The governing body must comply with the compliance notice, unless the governing body has a reasonable excuse. (sec.62-ssec.1) This section applies if— the board reasonably believes— an accredited school— is not complying with an accreditation criterion; or has not complied with an accreditation criterion in circumstances that make it likely the noncompliance will continue or be repeated; and a matter relating to the noncompliance is reasonably capable of being rectified; and it is appropriate to give the school’s governing body an opportunity to rectify the matter; and the board has not given a show cause notice about the matter to the governing body. (sec.62-ssec.2) This section also applies if— the board reasonably believes— the governing body of an accredited school is not, or is no longer, suitable to be the school’s governing body; and See section 26 for suitability of governing body. a matter relating to the governing body’s suitability is reasonably capable of being rectified; and it is appropriate to give the school’s governing body an opportunity to rectify the matter; and the board has not given a show cause notice about the matter to the governing body. (sec.62-ssec.3) The board may give the governing body a notice (a compliance notice ) requiring the governing body to rectify the matter. (sec.62-ssec.4) The compliance notice must state all of the following— for a compliance notice about a matter mentioned in subsection (1) (a) (i) — that the board believes the school— is not complying with an accreditation criterion; or has not complied with an accreditation criterion in circumstances that make it likely the noncompliance will continue or be repeated; and the accreditation criterion the board believes is not being, or has not been, complied with; and briefly, how the board believes the accreditation criterion is not being, or has not been, complied with; for a compliance notice about a matter relating to a governing body’s suitability— that the board believes the governing body of the accredited school is not, or is no longer, suitable to be the school’s governing body; and briefly, the reasons for the board’s belief; the matter relating to the noncompliance or suitability the board believes is reasonably capable of being rectified; the reasonable steps the governing body must take to rectify the matter; that the governing body must take the steps within a stated reasonable period. (sec.62-ssec.5) The governing body must comply with the compliance notice, unless the governing body has a reasonable excuse.