Education Act 2016
84Parent to enrol child in school, &c., on revocation of approval of approved home education program
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84 Parent to enrol child in school, &c., on revocation of approval of approved home education program
(1) This section applies if a school-aged child or youth is being home educated and the approval of an approved home education program is revoked.
(2) A parent of a school-aged child must enrol the child in a school by the day specified in the notice of the revocation of the approval of the approved home education program provided to the parent under section 77(4) unless the child is exempted from enrolment under section 13 .
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 15 penalty units.
(3) A parent of a school-aged child must notify the Registrar of the name of the school in which the school-aged child has been enrolled in accordance with subsection (2) , or that the child is exempted from enrolment under section 13 , not later than 7 days –
(a) after the child is, or is to be, enrolled at a school under subsection (2) ; or
(b) if the child is exempted from enrolment, after the day specified in the notice of the revocation of the approval of the approved home education program provided to the parent under section 77(4) .
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 15 penalty units.
(4) A parent of a youth, and the youth, must ensure that, by the day specified in the notice of the revocation of the approval of the approved home education program provided to the parent under section 77(4) –
(a) a proposed learning program for the youth is prepared and provided to the Secretary unless the youth is exempted from participation in an approved learning program under section 26 ; or
(b) if the youth is so exempted from participation in an approved learning program, notice of that exemption, in writing, is provided to the Secretary –
unless the parent or youth has a reasonable excuse.
Penalty: In the case of a contravention by a parent, a fine not exceeding 15 penalty units.
(5) On the provision of a proposed learning program for a youth to the Secretary –