87Carrying out home education assessment

87 Carrying out home education assessment

(1)  The Registrar is to ensure that home education assessments are carried out as necessary for the purposes specified in section 86 .

(2)  In carrying out a home education assessment, a registration officer is to comply with the Ministerial instructions.

(3)  In carrying out a home education assessment, a registration officer may –

(a) with the consent of the home educator or of the applicant for approval of a proposed home education program, enter and remain in the premises at which home education is, or is to be, provided to a school-aged child or youth; and

(b) with the consent of the home educator or of the applicant for approval of a proposed home education program, view that part of those premises that is, or is to be, used in the provision of home education to a school-aged child or youth and inspect the equipment and documents associated with the provision of that home education; and

(c) ask the home educator, applicant for approval of a proposed home education program or school-aged child or youth being, or to be, home educated questions that are relevant to the provision of home education by the home educator or applicant; and

(d) in writing, request the home educator or applicant for approval of a proposed home education program to provide further information or documents to the registration officer in accordance with the request.

(4)  A request may request that the information or document be delivered –

(a) within the specified reasonable time; and

(b) at a specified place; and

(c) in person, by mail or in another specified manner.

(5)  If asked by –

(a) a home educator; or

(b) an applicant for approval of a proposed home education program; or

(c) a school-aged child or youth being, or to be, home educated –

to produce his or her identity card, the registration officer may not further exercise any powers under this section unless he or she produces the identity card.