Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
sec.241Notice to, and meeting with, parent
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sec.241 Notice to, and meeting with, parent
This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably suspects a young person is in the compulsory participation phase and is not participating full-time in an eligible option. The officer may give a parent of the young person a notice in the approved form about the parent’s obligation under section 239 (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. (sec.241-ssec.1) This section applies if an authorised officer reasonably suspects a young person is in the compulsory participation phase and is not participating full-time in an eligible option. (sec.241-ssec.2) The officer may give a parent of the young person a notice in the approved form about the parent’s obligation under section 239 (1) . (sec.241-ssec.3) The officer may also meet with the parent to discuss the obligation. (sec.241-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.241-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.241-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.