Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
sec.155BAdditional requirements for application for enrolment as mature age student
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sec.155B Additional requirements for application for enrolment as mature age student
An application for the enrolment of a person as a mature age student of a mature age State school must— include the applicant’s consent for the school’s principal to obtain the applicant’s criminal history under chapter 8A ; and be accompanied by the criminal history check fee prescribed by regulation. The applicant may give the principal notice of the withdrawal of the application at any time before it is decided. On receiving the application, the principal may ask the applicant, orally or in writing, for further information the principal reasonably needs to establish the applicant’s identity. The applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application if— the principal gives the applicant a notice— asking the applicant to provide, within a reasonable stated time, stated information the principal reasonably needs to establish the applicant’s identity; and stating that, if the applicant does not comply with the request, the applicant’s application will be taken to have been withdrawn; and the applicant does not comply with the request within the stated time; and the principal can not establish with certainty the applicant’s identity; and the principal gives the applicant a notice stating that the applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application. s 155B ins 2014 No. 62 s 69 amd 2018 No. 1 s 150 sch 2 (sec.155B-ssec.1) An application for the enrolment of a person as a mature age student of a mature age State school must— include the applicant’s consent for the school’s principal to obtain the applicant’s criminal history under chapter 8A ; and be accompanied by the criminal history check fee prescribed by regulation. (sec.155B-ssec.2) The applicant may give the principal notice of the withdrawal of the application at any time before it is decided. (sec.155B-ssec.3) On receiving the application, the principal may ask the applicant, orally or in writing, for further information the principal reasonably needs to establish the applicant’s identity. (sec.155B-ssec.4) The applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application if— the principal gives the applicant a notice— asking the applicant to provide, within a reasonable stated time, stated information the principal reasonably needs to establish the applicant’s identity; and stating that, if the applicant does not comply with the request, the applicant’s application will be taken to have been withdrawn; and the applicant does not comply with the request within the stated time; and the principal can not establish with certainty the applicant’s identity; and the principal gives the applicant a notice stating that the applicant is taken to have withdrawn the application.
- (a) include the applicant’s consent for the school’s principal to obtain the applicant’s criminal history under chapter 8A ; and
- (b) be accompanied by the criminal history check fee prescribed by regulation.