26KAInternal review of certain non-attendance directions

#### 26KA Internal review of certain non-attendance directions 26KA Internal review of certain non-attendance directions > > (1) If the Minister, or a person acting under a delegation from the Minister, gives a non-attendance direction to a student for a period of more than 5 days, the student, or a parent of the student, may apply for an internal review of the decision to give the direction. > > > (2) An application for internal review is to be made in accordance with any requirements specified in the guidelines. > > > (3) An application for internal review does not operate to stay the decision to which the application relates, unless the Minister otherwise directs. > > > (4) The review must be conducted by a person (other than the person who made the decision) who is directed to do so by the Minister (the reviewer). The reviewer must be a person employed in the Department who was not substantially involved in making the decision to which the application relates. > > > (5) The reviewer must consider any relevant material submitted by the student or parent. > > > (6) The reviewer may, on determining an application for internal review, confirm the decision to which the application relates or recommend to the Minister that the non-attendance direction be varied or revoked. > > > (7) This section does not entitle a student, or a parent of the student, to make an application for internal review under this section if the person is entitled to make an application to the Tribunal under section 107 (1) (i) for an administrative review of a decision to give the student a non-attendance direction. > > **s 26KA:** Ins 2017 No 58, Sch 1\[22\].