74Determination of application to amend approved home education program

74 Determination of application to amend approved home education program

(1)  On receipt of an application for the approval of an amendment of an approved home education program, the Registrar is to –

(a) approve the proposed amendment; or

(b) refuse to approve the proposed amendment.

(2)  The Registrar may approve an amendment of an approved home education program only if satisfied that the program, if so amended, would meet the standards prescribed by the regulations for approved home education programs.

(3)  Before making a determination under subsection (1) , the Registrar is to –

(a) seek and consider advice from the Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council in relation to the application; and

(b) consider the proposed amendment and assess it against the standards prescribed by the regulations for approved home education programs.

(4)  When considering and assessing a proposed amendment, the Registrar may request the applicant parent or home educator, in writing, to amend the proposed amendment for the reasons specified in the request.

(5)  If the applicant parent or home educator provides an amended proposed amendment to the Registrar before he or she makes a determination under subsection (1) , that amended amendment is taken, for the purposes of this section, to be the proposed amendment included in the application.

(6)  On making a determination under subsection (1) , the Registrar is to notify the applicant home educator, in writing, of that determination and, if the determination is a refusal to approve the proposed amendment, of the reason for that refusal.

(7)  On approving an amendment of an approved home education program, the Registrar is to amend the register maintained under section 225 accordingly.