sec.419FRegistration in programs

sec.419F Registration in programs

A parent of a kindergarten age child may apply to register the child in a distance education kindergarten learning program provided by a State school. The application must be made, in the approved form, to the principal of the school. The principal may grant the application if satisfied— the child is— an Australian citizen or permanent resident; or a child of an Australian citizen or permanent resident; and the child— lives, in the child’s principal place of residence, at least 16km by the most direct route by road from the nearest centre-based service catering to kindergarten aged children; or has a medical certificate stating that the child is unable to attend a centre-based service for more than 10 consecutive weeks due to the child’s state of health; or has an itinerant lifestyle. For subsection (3) (b) (iii) , the child has an itinerant lifestyle only if, because of the nature of the occupation of a parent of the child— the child’s principal place of residence is likely to change at least twice during the registration year; or the child will have to spend a period of at least 10 weeks, or a number of periods of at least 2 weeks that total at least 10 weeks, away from the child’s principal place of residence during the registration year. carnival worker, contract harvester or shearer The principal must give the applicant a notice of the principal’s decision to grant or refuse to grant the application. If the decision is to refuse to grant the application, the notice must include the principal’s reasons for the decision. In this section— centre-based service means an education and care service other than a family day care service. education and care service see the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) , section 5 (1) . family day care service see the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) , section 5 (1) . kindergarten age child means a child who will be at least 4 years and 6 months on 31 December in the child’s registration year. medical certificate means a certificate signed by— a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the psychology profession other than as a student; or a medical practitioner. permanent resident means the holder of a permanent visa as defined by the Migration Act 1958 (Cwlth) , section 30 (1) . registration year , for a child, means the year proposed for the child’s registration in a distance education kindergarten learning program. s 419F ins 2012 No. 35 s 14 amd 2018 No. 1 s 150 sch 2 amd 2025 No. 24 s 35 (uncommenced amendment) (sec.419F-ssec.1) A parent of a kindergarten age child may apply to register the child in a distance education kindergarten learning program provided by a State school. (sec.419F-ssec.2) The application must be made, in the approved form, to the principal of the school. (sec.419F-ssec.3) The principal may grant the application if satisfied— the child is— an Australian citizen or permanent resident; or a child of an Australian citizen or permanent resident; and the child— lives, in the child’s principal place of residence, at least 16km by the most direct route by road from the nearest centre-based service catering to kindergarten aged children; or has a medical certificate stating that the child is unable to attend a centre-based service for more than 10 consecutive weeks due to the child’s state of health; or has an itinerant lifestyle. (sec.419F-ssec.4) For subsection (3) (b) (iii) , the child has an itinerant lifestyle only if, because of the nature of the occupation of a parent of the child— the child’s principal place of residence is likely to change at least twice during the registration year; or the child will have to spend a period of at least 10 weeks, or a number of periods of at least 2 weeks that total at least 10 weeks, away from the child’s principal place of residence during the registration year. carnival worker, contract harvester or shearer (sec.419F-ssec.5) The principal must give the applicant a notice of the principal’s decision to grant or refuse to grant the application. (sec.419F-ssec.6) If the decision is to refuse to grant the application, the notice must include the principal’s reasons for the decision. (sec.419F-ssec.7) In this section— centre-based service means an education and care service other than a family day care service. education and care service see the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) , section 5 (1) . family day care service see the Education and Care Services National Law (Queensland) , section 5 (1) . kindergarten age child means a child who will be at least 4 years and 6 months on 31 December in the child’s registration year. medical certificate means a certificate signed by— a person registered under the Health Practitioner Regulation National Law to practise in the psychology profession other than as a student; or a medical practitioner. permanent resident means the holder of a permanent visa as defined by the Migration Act 1958 (Cwlth) , section 30 (1) . registration year , for a child, means the year proposed for the child’s registration in a distance education kindergarten learning program.