Education Act 2004
17CDefinitions—ch 2A
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17C Definitions—ch 2A decision-maker, for a school, means— (a) for a government school—the director-general; and (b) for a Catholic system school—the director of Catholic (c) for an independent school—the principal of the school. delegated principal, for a government school or Catholic system school, means a principal to whom the decision-maker for the school has delegated their powers under section 17O. exclude— (a) a student at a government school, means exclude the student from being enrolled at any government school under section 17ZA; or (b) a student at a Catholic system school, means exclude the student from being enrolled at any Catholic system school under section 17ZF. expel, a student at a school, means expel the student from the school under section 17U. reasonable alternative means an alternative that a person is reasonably able to take considering all relevant matters. suspend, a student at a school, means suspend the student under section 17H. transfer, a student at a government school, means transfer the student from the school to another government school under section 17P.
Part 2A.1 Suspension, transfer, expulsion and exclusion—generally