16AEmployment alternative—termination

16A Employment alternative—termination (1) This section applies if a child participating in an employment alternative stops working because the child’s employment has been ended other than by the child. (2) The child’s participation in the employment alternative is taken for this Act to continue— (a) at the same level as before the termination; and

Division 2.4.3 Training and employment alternatives—deemed participation (b) for the time reasonably required for the child to— (i) enrol in an education course; or (ii) apply for approval to participate in another employment alternative or a training alternative.

Information notices Part 2.4A 16AA Giving information notice (1) The director‑general may give a notice to a child’s parents (an information notice) if the director‑general believes on reasonable grounds that the parents have contravened, or are contravening, any of the following sections: (a) section 10 (Child of compulsory education age—enrolment and registration requirement); (b) section 10A (Child of compulsory education age—school attendance requirement); (c) section 10D (Child of compulsory education age—participation requirement); (d) section 14D (Approval statement—compliance requirement). Note For how documents may be given, see the Legislation Act, pt 19.5. (2) However, the director‑general may only give an information notice in relation to a contravention of section 10 if the child lives in the ACT. 16AB Contents of information notice (1) An information notice in relation to a child must— (a) state that it is an information notice under this Act; and (b) state the information sought; and (c) state what the child’s parents need to do to comply with the notice; and (d) state the period for complying with the notice; and (e) contain a statement to the effect that failure to comply with the notice is an offence. (2) The information notice may include any other information the director-general considers appropriate.

16AC Extension of time for compliance with information notice (1) This section applies if a child’s parents have been given an information notice. (2) The director-general may, by written notice given to the child’s parents, extend the compliance period for the information notice on the director-general’s own initiative or if asked by the parents. (3) However, the director-general may extend the compliance period only if the period has not ended. compliance period means the period stated in the information notice under section 11D (1) (d), and includes the period as extended under this section. 16AD Revocation of information notice on compliance If the director-general is satisfied on reasonable grounds that an information notice given to a child’s parents has been complied with, the director-general must revoke the notice by written notice given to the parents.

Compliance notices Part 2.5