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Division 4 applies. completion of year 10 of secondary education, see section 38(4). compliance notice: (a) for Part 7 – see section 155A; or (b) for Part 8 – see section 172(2). compulsory school age, see section 38. criminal record, of an applicant for enrolment as a mature age student, see section 3(1) of the Criminal Records (Spent Convictions) Act 1992. criminal record report, see section 59(1). daily care and control, of a child, see section 8. decision notice, for a decision, means a written notice setting out: (a) the decision and the reasons for it; and

Education Act 2015 4 (b) any right the person to whom the notice is to be given has, under this Act, to apply for a review of, or to appeal, the departmental officer means a public sector employee employed in the Agency. director, of a governing body, for Part 7, see section 121. disability, see section 4(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth). disqualifying offence, for an application for enrolment as a mature age student, means an offence prescribed by regulation to be a disqualifying offence. distance education centre means a Government school that is established as a distance education centre under section 15(5)(a) and includes a school of the air and the Government school known as the Northern Territory Open Education Centre. eligible option, see section 38(2)(a). expert, for Part 3, see section 23. facilities, of a non-Government school, for Part 7, see section 121. governing body, of a non-Government school, for Part 7, see section 121A(1). Government school means a school declared to be a Government school under section 73(1). home education, for a child, means education of the child conducted by a parent of the child or a teacher, primarily at the child's usual place of residence, but does not include education through a distance education centre. independent public school means a Government school designated as an independent public school by the CEO under section 74(1). information notice, see section 171(2). initial assessment, for Part 7, see section 121. international student means a person who holds a visa issued under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) under which the person is permitted to apply for enrolment in a Government school.

Education Act 2015 5 living independently, in relation to a child, see section 10. mature age student means a student who is of or above the age of 18 years. member, of the Board, see section 23. misleading information means information that is misleading in a material particular or because of the omission of a material particular. multi-school management council means a multi-school management council established under section 118(1)(b). non-Government school means a school other than a Government school and, for Part 7, see section 121. parent, see section 6. parental responsibility, see section 7. parent consultative group means a parent consultative group established under section 116(2). principal, in relation to a school, means the person directly responsible for the administration and control of the school. priority enrolment area, for Part 5, Division 3, see section 78(2). registered means registered under this Act. registrar, for Part 7, see section 121. registration, for Part 7, see section 121. registration requirements, for Part 7, see section 125. repealed Act means the Education Act 1979 as in force immediately before the commencement of Part 1 of this Act. routine assessment, for Part 7, see section 121. school means a Government school or a non-Government school. school attendance officer means a person appointed to be a school attendance officer under section 166A. school day, in relation to a school, means a day on which instruction is provided at the school for students enrolled in the