13Exemption from requirement to enrol at school or be home educated

13 Exemption from requirement to enrol at school or be home educated

(1)  A parent of a school-aged child, or a school-aged child who is living independently from his or her parents, may apply to the Minister to exempt the child from the requirement to enrol at a school or be home educated.

(2)  An application is to be in writing and made in accordance with the Ministerial instructions.

(3)  The Minister, at his or her own discretion or on the application of a parent or a school-aged child under subsection (1) , may grant a school-aged child, or a class of school-aged children, an exemption from the requirement to be enrolled at a school or be home educated if satisfied that it is in the best interests of the child, or children, to be exempted.

(4)  The Minister may –

(a) grant the exemption subject to any condition; and

(b) impose any further condition, or vary or revoke any condition, at any time.

(5)  The Minister is to publish an exemption granted under subsection (3) to a class of school-aged children in a manner he or she considers appropriate.

(6)  An exemption remains in force –

(a) for the period referred to in it; or

(b) if the exemption is revoked before the expiration of that period, when it is revoked.