71JInformation required in reports to Authority

71J Information required in reports to Authority

(1) For the purposes of section 4.3.8V(1) of the Act, the provider of school boarding services at a registered school boarding premises, or a person or body authorised by the Authority under section 4.3.8V(2) of the Act, must provide to the Authority a report containing the following—

(a) information to show that, and enable the Authority to assess whether, the provider has ensured that the premises and services—

(i) continue to comply with each of the prescribed minimum standards for registration of school boarding premises; and

(ii) comply with any other requirements of the Act or these Regulations;

(b) information to advise the Authority of any changes in the details contained in the State Register relating to the school boarding premises;

(c) at the request of the Authority, a copy of the information made available under clause 9 of Schedule 4A.

(2) For the purposes of section 4.3.8V(1) of the Act, the provider of school boarding services at a registered school boarding premises or a person or body authorised by the Authority under section 4.3.8V(2) of the Act must provide a report to the Authority—

(a) in writing, unless the Authority and the reporter otherwise agree; and

(b) within a reasonable time specified in the request for the report by the Authority.

Part 6—Home schooling

Division 1—Application for registration for home schooling

72 Application for registration

(1) A parent of a student may apply to the Authority to register the student for home schooling.

(2) Where a student is proposed to start home schooling at the beginning of a school year, an application under subregulation (1) must be submitted by 30 November in the year before the year the student is proposed to start home schooling.

(3) Where a student is proposed to start home schooling other than at the beginning of a school year, an application under subregulation (1) may be submitted at any time.

(4) Unless otherwise authorised under Part 2.1 of the Act, a student of compulsory school age who is the subject of an application under subregulation (1) must be enrolled at and attend a registered school until the Authority notifies the applicant of the Authority's decision to approve the application in accordance with regulation 74.

1 Compulsory school age is defined in section 1.1.3(1) of the Act.

2 Student is defined in section 4.3.9(2) of the Act.

3 Section 2.1.1 of the Act establishes a duty of a parent of a child of compulsory school age to enrol the child at a registered school and ensure the child attends that school or to register the child as a student for home schooling in accordance with these Regulations.