52Initial registration provisional for a maximum period of 12 months

#### 52 Initial registration provisional for a maximum period of 12 months 52 Initial registration provisional for a maximum period of 12 months > > (1) The initial registration of a non-government school is provisional and (subject to section 57A) has effect for the period specified in the certificate of registration for the school commencing on a date so specified. > > > (2) The maximum period for which initial registration may be granted is 12 months. > > > (3) This section— > > > > > (a) applies to the registration of a school that, by becoming a member of a system of non-government schools, is required to be re-registered under this Act (despite being already so registered when it becomes a member), and > > > > > (b) does not apply to the first renewal of registration of a school after the commencement of section 48. > > > (4) If, at any time before the expiration of the initial period of registration of a non-government school, the Authority is not satisfied that the requirements for its registration are being complied with, it may give a written notice under subsection (5) to the proprietor or principal of the school or, in the case of a school that is a member of a system of non-government schools, the approved authority for the system. > > > (5) The notice— > > > > > (a) is to state that the Authority will recommend to the Minister that the period of initial registration be reduced under section 57A unless the matters specified in the notice have been addressed, and > > > > > (b) may specify the time within which such matters should be addressed. > > > (6) A notice may be given under subsection (5) on more than one occasion. > > **s 52:** Am 2004 No 15, Sch 1 \[11\]–\[13\].