135Cancellation of registration for home education

135 Cancellation of registration for home education (1) The director-general may cancel the registration of a child for home education if the director-general is satisfied on reasonable grounds that a parent has contravened a condition of the registration.

(2) Before cancelling registration, the director-general must give the parents a written notice— (a) stating the grounds on which the director-general proposes to cancel the registration; and (b) stating the facts that, in the director-general’s opinion, establish the grounds; and (c) telling the parents that they may, within 30 days beginning the day after the day they receive the notice, give a written response to the director-general about the matters in the notice. (3) In deciding whether to cancel registration, the director-general must consider any response given to the director-general in accordance with subsection (2) (c). (4) However, the director-general must not cancel the registration if satisfied that— (a) the parents have demonstrated that the contravention has been rectified and that they will comply with the conditions of the registration; and (b) it is not otherwise in the public interest that the registration be cancelled. (5) The director-general must give the parents written notice of the decision. (6) Cancellation of registration takes effect on the day when notice of the cancellation is given to the parents or, if the notice states a later date of effect, that date.