sec.168Requirements relating to enrolment agreements

sec.168 Requirements relating to enrolment agreements

A State school’s principal must ensure an up-to-date enrolment agreement applies to the school. The principal must, before enrolling a prospective student at the school, give a copy of the enrolment agreement to— if the prospective student is a child—a parent of the prospective student; or if the prospective student is an adult—the prospective student. Also, the principal must try to— have a person who receives a copy of the enrolment agreement under subsection (2) sign the enrolment agreement and return it to the principal; or obtain a written acknowledgement by a person who receives a copy of the enrolment agreement under subsection (2) that the person received a copy of the enrolment agreement. Subsection (2) (a) does not apply if the principal is satisfied it would be inappropriate in the circumstances to give a copy of the enrolment agreement to a parent of the prospective student. It may be inappropriate to give a copy of the enrolment agreement to a parent of the prospective student if the prospective student is living independently of his or her parents. If subsection (4) applies, the principal must, before enrolling the prospective student at the school, give a copy of the enrolment agreement to the prospective student. In this section— enrolment agreement means a document that states the respective rights and obligations, about the education of persons at a State school, of— persons enrolled at the school; and the parents of children enrolled at the school; and the staff of the school. (sec.168-ssec.1) A State school’s principal must ensure an up-to-date enrolment agreement applies to the school. (sec.168-ssec.2) The principal must, before enrolling a prospective student at the school, give a copy of the enrolment agreement to— if the prospective student is a child—a parent of the prospective student; or if the prospective student is an adult—the prospective student. (sec.168-ssec.3) Also, the principal must try to— have a person who receives a copy of the enrolment agreement under subsection (2) sign the enrolment agreement and return it to the principal; or obtain a written acknowledgement by a person who receives a copy of the enrolment agreement under subsection (2) that the person received a copy of the enrolment agreement. (sec.168-ssec.4) Subsection (2) (a) does not apply if the principal is satisfied it would be inappropriate in the circumstances to give a copy of the enrolment agreement to a parent of the prospective student. It may be inappropriate to give a copy of the enrolment agreement to a parent of the prospective student if the prospective student is living independently of his or her parents. (sec.168-ssec.5) If subsection (4) applies, the principal must, before enrolling the prospective student at the school, give a copy of the enrolment agreement to the prospective student. (sec.168-ssec.6) In this section— enrolment agreement means a document that states the respective rights and obligations, about the education of persons at a State school, of— persons enrolled at the school; and the parents of children enrolled at the school; and the staff of the school.