Education (General Provisions) Act 2006
sec.420AMinister must approve policies
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sec.420A Minister must approve policies
The Minister must approve a policy about the criteria to be considered in deciding whether a person is a person with a disability because the person is unlikely to attain the levels of development of which the person is capable unless the person receives special education. The Minister may approve more than 1 policy under subsection (1) providing for criteria to be considered in deciding whether a person is a person with a disability for the purposes of section 420 (1) or (2) . The chief executive must keep a copy of a policy approved under subsection (1) available for inspection and permit a person— to inspect the policy without fee; and to take extracts from the policy without fee. For subsection (3) — a copy of the policy— must be kept at the head office of the department; and may be kept at any other place the chief executive considers appropriate; and the copy kept under paragraph (a) must be available for inspection during office hours on business days for the office or place. Also, the chief executive must supply a copy of a policy approved under subsection (1) , or a part of the policy, to a person on request, without fee. In addition, the chief executive must keep a copy of a policy approved under subsection (1) on the department’s website. s 420A ins 2014 No. 62 s 56 (sec.420A-ssec.1) The Minister must approve a policy about the criteria to be considered in deciding whether a person is a person with a disability because the person is unlikely to attain the levels of development of which the person is capable unless the person receives special education. (sec.420A-ssec.2) The Minister may approve more than 1 policy under subsection (1) providing for criteria to be considered in deciding whether a person is a person with a disability for the purposes of section 420 (1) or (2) . (sec.420A-ssec.3) The chief executive must keep a copy of a policy approved under subsection (1) available for inspection and permit a person— to inspect the policy without fee; and to take extracts from the policy without fee. (sec.420A-ssec.4) For subsection (3) — a copy of the policy— must be kept at the head office of the department; and may be kept at any other place the chief executive considers appropriate; and the copy kept under paragraph (a) must be available for inspection during office hours on business days for the office or place. (sec.420A-ssec.5) Also, the chief executive must supply a copy of a policy approved under subsection (1) , or a part of the policy, to a person on request, without fee. (sec.420A-ssec.6) In addition, the chief executive must keep a copy of a policy approved under subsection (1) on the department’s website.
- (a) to inspect the policy without fee; and
- (b) to take extracts from the policy without fee.
- (a) a copy of the policy— (i) must be kept at the head office of the department; and (ii) may be kept at any other place the chief executive considers appropriate; and