Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
sec.293Suspension pending final decision about exclusion
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sec.293 Suspension pending final decision about exclusion
This section applies if the principal of a State school proposes to exclude a student. The principal must give the student a notice in the approved form about the proposed exclusion and— if the student is already suspended—tell the student that the suspension continues until the principal makes a final decision about the proposed exclusion; or if the student is not already suspended—suspend the student until the principal makes a final decision about the proposed exclusion. The suspension starts when the principal tells the student about it. s 293 amd 2010 No. 50 s 14 ; 2012 No. 35 s 8 sub 2013 No. 59 s 12 (sec.293-ssec.1) This section applies if the principal of a State school proposes to exclude a student. (sec.293-ssec.2) The principal must give the student a notice in the approved form about the proposed exclusion and— if the student is already suspended—tell the student that the suspension continues until the principal makes a final decision about the proposed exclusion; or if the student is not already suspended—suspend the student until the principal makes a final decision about the proposed exclusion. (sec.293-ssec.3) The suspension starts when the principal tells the student about it.
- (a) if the student is already suspended—tell the student that the suspension continues until the principal makes a final decision about the proposed exclusion; or
- (b) if the student is not already suspended—suspend the student until the principal makes a final decision about the proposed exclusion.