9Closure or cessation of operation of non-government schools

9 Closure or cessation of operation of non-government schools

9 Closure or cessation of operation of non-government schools

(1) For the purposes of section 63 of the Act, the proprietor or principal of a registered non-government school (or, in the case of a school that is a member of a system of non-government schools, the approved authority for the system) must give written notice of the following changes to the circumstances of the operation of the school—

(a) the closure of the school,

(b) the cessation of operation of the school for at least 1 year,

(c) the cessation of operation of the school for at least 2 years.

(2) The written notice must be given—

(a) to any person designated by the Authority as a designated person for the purposes of this clause in an official notice given to schools by the Authority, and

(b) as soon as reasonably practicable after the proprietor or principal of a school (or, in the case of a school that is a member of a system of non-government schools, the approved authority for the system) becomes aware that the school is to undergo, or has undergone, the change, but not later than one month after the change has occurred.

(3) In the event of a closure of a school or the cessation of operation of the school for at least 2 years, the registration of the school ceases.

(4) In the event of the cessation of operation of the school for at least 1 year, the registration of the school continues to have effect for 1 year after the end of the first 12 months during which the school did not operate.

(5) If the registration of a school ceases under subclause (3) or is limited under subclause (4), the Minister is to give written notice of that cessation or limitation to the proprietor or principal of the school or, in the case of a school that is a member of a system of non-government schools, to the approved authority for the system.

(6) For the purposes of this clause, a school ceases operation if—

(a) there are no courses of study being taught at the school, or

(b) there are no students enrolled at the school.

(7) In subclause (6), courses of study means courses of study that comply with the curriculum requirements under Part 3 of the Act that apply to the students at the school.