Education and Training Reform Regulations 2017
105Transport of Government school students
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105 Transport of Government school students
(1) The Minister may enter into arrangements under which a student is permitted to travel on an approved transport service free of charge—
(a) to the designated neighbourhood Government school, if the student resides 4·8 kilometres or more from that school; or
(b) to a Government specialist school, if the student resides in the designated transport area for that school.
(2) The Minister may enter into arrangements under which a student attending a Government school (other than a school referred to in subregulation (1)(a)) is permitted to travel to the school by an approved transport service (other than a transport service established for students with disabilities) if—
(a) the student resides 4⋅8 kilometres or more from that Government school; and
(b) accommodation is available on the service after—
(i) all students attending the designated neighbourhood Government school are accommodated; and
(ii) students who have a longer distance to travel to a Government school are accommodated; and
(c) no suitable public transport is available to the student.
(3) The Minister may enter into arrangements under which a student attending a Government specialist school (other than a school referred to in subregulation (1)(b)) is permitted to travel to the school by an approved transport service if accommodation is available on the service.