148Assessor's powers

148 Assessor's powers (1) An assessor may enter a non-Government school for the purposes of carrying out a review of an application made under section 133 or 154, an initial assessment, a routine assessment or a special investigation at any time during a school day or, if the school is not operating, on a day on which the school would ordinarily be providing, or is planning to provide, instruction for students. (2) An assessor must, at least 5 business days before entering the school under subsection (1), give the governing body of the school written notice of the proposed entry. (3) However, the assessor may enter a non-Government school for a special investigation without any written notice under subsection (2) if the assessor is of the opinion that giving notice might jeopardise the investigation. (4) A member of the staff of a non-Government school must, at the request of an assessor: (a) give the assessor any information that the assessor reasonably requires for the review, assessment or (b) produce documents relevant to the review, assessment or (c) provide any other assistance that the assessor reasonably requires for the review, assessment or investigation. (5) A person commits an offence if: (a) an assessor makes a request under subsection (4); and (b) the person knows the person making the request is an assessor; and

Education Act 2015 87 (c) the person fails to comply with the request. (6) Strict liability applies to subsection (5)(a) and (c).