Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
sec.280CChief executive may ask police commissioner about student charge or conviction
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sec.280C Chief executive may ask police commissioner about student charge or conviction
This section applies if— the chief executive reasonably suspects that a student enrolled at a State school has been charged with, or convicted of, an offence; and the school’s principal or the chief executive requires confirmation of the charge or conviction for the exercise of a function under this part. The chief executive may ask the police commissioner whether the student has been charged with, or convicted of, the offence and, if so, for information about the charge or conviction, including a brief description of the circumstances of the charge or conviction. s 280C ins 2014 No. 62 s 44 (sec.280C-ssec.1) This section applies if— the chief executive reasonably suspects that a student enrolled at a State school has been charged with, or convicted of, an offence; and the school’s principal or the chief executive requires confirmation of the charge or conviction for the exercise of a function under this part. (sec.280C-ssec.2) The chief executive may ask the police commissioner whether the student has been charged with, or convicted of, the offence and, if so, for information about the charge or conviction, including a brief description of the circumstances of the charge or conviction.
- (a) the chief executive reasonably suspects that a student enrolled at a State school has been charged with, or convicted of, an offence; and
- (b) the school’s principal or the chief executive requires confirmation of the charge or conviction for the exercise of a function under this part.