sec.178Notice to, and meeting with, parent

sec.178 Notice to, and meeting with, parent

This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably suspects— a child who is of compulsory school age— is not enrolled at a State school or non-State school; or is not attending the State school or non-State school at which the child is enrolled, on every school day, for the educational program in which the child is enrolled; and parts 2 to 4 do not apply to the child. The officer may give a parent of the child a notice in the approved form about the parent’s obligation under section 176 (1) . The officer may also meet with the parent to discuss the obligation. If, despite the officer taking reasonable steps to meet with the parent under subsection (3) , no meeting is held, the officer may give the parent a warning notice in the approved form. For the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 16 , an authorised officer acting under this section is a public official performing a function authorised by this Act. In this section— authorised officer means the chief executive or an officer of the department authorised by the chief executive for this section. s 178 amd 2006 No. 39 s 512 (2) sch 2 ; 2006 No. 39 s 512 (3) sch 3 (sec.178-ssec.1) This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably suspects— a child who is of compulsory school age— is not enrolled at a State school or non-State school; or is not attending the State school or non-State school at which the child is enrolled, on every school day, for the educational program in which the child is enrolled; and parts 2 to 4 do not apply to the child. (sec.178-ssec.2) The officer may give a parent of the child a notice in the approved form about the parent’s obligation under section 176 (1) . (sec.178-ssec.3) The officer may also meet with the parent to discuss the obligation. (sec.178-ssec.4) If, despite the officer taking reasonable steps to meet with the parent under subsection (3) , no meeting is held, the officer may give the parent a warning notice in the approved form. (sec.178-ssec.5) For the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000 , section 16 , an authorised officer acting under this section is a public official performing a function authorised by this Act. (sec.178-ssec.6) In this section— authorised officer means the chief executive or an officer of the department authorised by the chief executive for this section.

• (a) a child who is of compulsory school age— (i) is not enrolled at a State school or non-State school; or (ii) is not attending the State school or non-State school at which the child is enrolled, on every school day, for the educational program in which the child is enrolled; and
• (i) is not enrolled at a State school or non-State school; or
• (ii) is not attending the State school or non-State school at which the child is enrolled, on every school day, for the educational program in which the child is enrolled; and