Education Act 2004
132Conditions of registration for home education
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132 Conditions of registration for home education (1) The registration of a child for home education is subject to the following conditions: (a) the parents of the child are to provide high-quality education for the child; (b) the parents of the child must document the educational opportunities offered by the parents to their child and the strategies they use to encourage their child to learn; (c) the parents of the child must make available for inspection on request by the director-general any education programs, materials or other records used for the home education; (d) the child must live, or usually live, in the ACT; (e) the parents of the child must, within 28 days of either of the following occurring, tell the director-general, in writing, about the thing occurring: (i) information on the register under section 139 changes; (ii) the child stops living, or usually living, in the ACT; (f) the parents of the child must submit a home education report; (g) the home base for the child’s home education is suitable for the education of the child;
(h) any condition prescribed by regulation. Examples—par (d) 1 the child lives in the ACT, but receives medical treatment in Sydney 2 the child’s parents have a shared parenting agreement for the child and only 1 parent lives in the ACT 3 the child’s family leaves the ACT for an extended holiday and intends to return to the ACT Example—par (g) the home base poses no unreasonable health and safety risks to the child (2) However, subsection (1) (a) to (c) does not apply in relation to new registration within 3 months after the day of registration.