257Evidence and presumptions

257 Evidence and presumptions

(1)  In this section –

specified means specified in a certificate referred to in subsection (2) .

(2)  In any proceedings in respect of an offence against this Act, a certificate –

(a) by the principal of a school certifying that on a specified day or during a specified period a particular school-aged child or youth was enrolled at the school; or

(b) by the principal of a school certifying that on a specified day or during a specified period a particular school-aged child or youth did not attend the school; or

(c) by the principal of a school certifying that a specified person is a parent of a particular school-aged child or youth who is or was enrolled at the school; or

(d) by the principal of a school certifying that –

(i) on a specified day the principal, under section 19(2) or section 36(2) requested the parent of a particular school-aged child or youth to provide a certificate from a medical practitioner in relation to any further failure of the child or youth to attend the school because of sickness or incapacity; and

(ii) that, after the making of the request, the child or youth failed to attend the school because of sickness or incapacity; and

(iii) the parent of the child or youth did not provide a certificate, from a medical practitioner in relation to that failure to attend, as so requested; or

(e) [Section 257 Subsection (2) amended by No. 37 of 2017, s. 29, Applied:30 Aug 2017] by the Secretary certifying that on a specified day a person had or had not been issued with a transition statement or a Year 12 completion certificate issued by the Secretary; or

(f) by the Registrar certifying that on a specified day an approved home education program was in force in relation to a child; or

(g) by the Registrar certifying that on a specified day a particular person was or was not a parent specified in an approved home education program as a parent who is to provide the program or part of it; or