Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2017
sec.87Compliance notice
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sec.87 Compliance notice
This section applies if— the board reasonably believes— the governing body of an accredited school does not meet the government funding eligibility criteria (the noncompliance ); 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. 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— that the board believes the governing body does not meet the government funding eligibility criteria; and briefly, the reasons for the board’s belief; and the matter relating to the noncompliance the board believes is reasonably capable of being rectified; and the reasonable steps the governing body must take to rectify the matter; and 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.87-ssec.1) This section applies if— the board reasonably believes— the governing body of an accredited school does not meet the government funding eligibility criteria (the noncompliance ); 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.87-ssec.2) The board may give the governing body a notice (a compliance notice ) requiring the governing body to rectify the matter. (sec.87-ssec.3) The compliance notice must state— that the board believes the governing body does not meet the government funding eligibility criteria; and briefly, the reasons for the board’s belief; and the matter relating to the noncompliance the board believes is reasonably capable of being rectified; and the reasonable steps the governing body must take to rectify the matter; and that the governing body must take the steps within a stated reasonable period. (sec.87-ssec.4) The governing body must comply with the compliance notice, unless the governing body has a reasonable excuse.
- (a) the board reasonably believes— (i) the governing body of an accredited school does not meet the government funding eligibility criteria (the noncompliance ); and (ii) a matter relating to the noncompliance is reasonably capable of being rectified; and (iii) it is appropriate to give the school’s governing body an opportunity to rectify the matter; and
- (i) the governing body of an accredited school does not meet the government funding eligibility criteria (the noncompliance ); and
- (ii) a matter relating to the noncompliance is reasonably capable of being rectified; and