Education Act 2016
159When registration of individual non-government school changes to registration as registered system school
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159 When registration of individual non-government school changes to registration as registered system school
(1) In this section –
founding member school means a non-government school that, at the time a system of non-government schools is granted registration under section 150 –
(a) is registered under Division 3 as an individual non-government school and has been so registered for a period of not less than 12 months; and
(b) is a member of that system of non-government schools;
new member school means a non-government school –
(a) that is registered under Division 3 as an individual non-government school and has been so registered for a period of not less than 12 months; and
(b) at the time a system of non-government schools is granted registration under section 150 , was not a founding member of that system; and
(c) in respect of which a notice relating to the school becoming a member of that system, and evidence, has been provided to the Registration Board in accordance with section 158(2)(b) .
(2) A founding member school becomes registered as a member of the registered system of non-government schools of which it is a member on the day on which the system is registered under section 150 .
(3) A new member school becomes registered as a member of the relevant registered system of non-government schools when the Registration Board issues, under section 153(3) , a replacement certificate of registration to the approved authority for the system that shows the details of that school.
(4) When a founding member school or new member school becomes registered, under subsection (2) or (3) , as a member of a system of non-government schools, the registration of the school under Division 3 as an individual non-government school is cancelled.