Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
sec.165Definition for div 3
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sec.165 Definition for div 3
For this division, a person with a disability is a person who is decided, under a policy approved under subsection (2) , to be unlikely to attain the levels of development of which the person is capable unless the person receives special education. The Minister must approve a policy about the criteria to be considered in deciding whether a person is a person with a disability. The chief executive must keep a copy of a policy approved under subsection (2) available for inspection and permit a person— to inspect the policy without fee; and to take extracts from the policy without fee. For subsection (3) — a copy of the policy— must be kept at the head office of the department; and may be kept at any other place the chief executive considers appropriate; and the copy kept under paragraph (a) must be available for inspection during office hours on business days for the office or place. Also, the chief executive must supply a copy of a policy approved under subsection (2) , or a part of the policy, to a person on request, without fee. In addition, the chief executive must keep a copy of a policy approved under subsection (2) on the department’s website. s 165 amd 2014 No. 62 s 38 ; 2018 No. 1 s 150 sch 2 (sec.165-ssec.1) For this division, a person with a disability is a person who is decided, under a policy approved under subsection (2) , to be unlikely to attain the levels of development of which the person is capable unless the person receives special education. (sec.165-ssec.2) The Minister must approve a policy about the criteria to be considered in deciding whether a person is a person with a disability. (sec.165-ssec.3) The chief executive must keep a copy of a policy approved under subsection (2) available for inspection and permit a person— to inspect the policy without fee; and to take extracts from the policy without fee. (sec.165-ssec.4) For subsection (3) — a copy of the policy— must be kept at the head office of the department; and may be kept at any other place the chief executive considers appropriate; and the copy kept under paragraph (a) must be available for inspection during office hours on business days for the office or place. (sec.165-ssec.5) Also, the chief executive must supply a copy of a policy approved under subsection (2) , or a part of the policy, to a person on request, without fee. (sec.165-ssec.6) In addition, the chief executive must keep a copy of a policy approved under subsection (2) on the department’s website.
- (a) to inspect the policy without fee; and
- (b) to take extracts from the policy without fee.
- (a) a copy of the policy— (i) must be kept at the head office of the department; and (ii) may be kept at any other place the chief executive considers appropriate; and
- (i) must be kept at the head office of the department; and