Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
sec.420Special education for people enrolled at non-State school or below compulsory school age
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sec.420 Special education for people enrolled at non-State school or below compulsory school age
The Minister may provide, or assist in the provision of, special education to a person with a disability who is enrolled at a non-State school. Also, subject to the agreement of a parent of a person with a disability who is below compulsory school age, the Minister may provide, or assist in the provision of, special education to the person with a disability. Subsection (4) applies to a person with a disability who— under subsection (2) , is being provided with special education; and is not enrolled in the preparatory year at the school at which the special education is being provided. The person is not, for this Act— a student of the school; or enrolled at the school. In this section— person with a disability means a person who is decided, under a policy mentioned in section 420A (1) , to be a person with a disability. s 420 amd 2009 No. 40 s 13 ; 2014 No. 62 s 55 (sec.420-ssec.1) The Minister may provide, or assist in the provision of, special education to a person with a disability who is enrolled at a non-State school. (sec.420-ssec.2) Also, subject to the agreement of a parent of a person with a disability who is below compulsory school age, the Minister may provide, or assist in the provision of, special education to the person with a disability. (sec.420-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies to a person with a disability who— under subsection (2) , is being provided with special education; and is not enrolled in the preparatory year at the school at which the special education is being provided. (sec.420-ssec.4) The person is not, for this Act— a student of the school; or enrolled at the school. (sec.420-ssec.5) In this section— person with a disability means a person who is decided, under a policy mentioned in section 420A (1) , to be a person with a disability.
- (a) under subsection (2) , is being provided with special education; and
- (b) is not enrolled in the preparatory year at the school at which the special education is being provided.
- (a) a student of the school; or
- (b) enrolled at the school.