17KSuspension—government and Catholic system schools—

17K Suspension—government and Catholic system schools— principal’s recommendation (1) This section applies to a student at a government school or a Catholic system school without a delegated principal. (2) The principal of the school may recommend to the decision-maker for the school that the student be suspended. (3) However, the principal must not make a recommendation unless the section 17L. (4) The principal’s recommendation must include the following information about the proposed suspension: (a) the grounds for the suspension, including details of— suspending the student; (b) the length of the suspension; (c) how the school intends to support the student to continue their education during the period of suspension;

(d) the steps taken to involve the student and their parents in the decision-making process under section 17L, and any views of the student and their parents about the suspension. (5) The principal’s recommendation may include any other information the principal considers would assist the decision-maker in deciding whether to suspend the student.