18Determination of application to amend registration of school by omitting or adding types of education

18 Determination of application to amend registration of school by omitting or adding types of education

(1)  As soon as reasonably practicable after receiving an application to amend the registration of a registered school by omitting or adding a type of education that the school is registered to provide under section 174 of the Act, the Registration Board is to –

(a) grant the application, with or without conditions; or

(b) refuse to grant the application.

(2)  The Registration Board must not grant, without conditions, an application that proposes to add a type of education unless satisfied that the registered school meets, in relation to that type of education, any relevant standards.

(3)  The Registration Board may grant the application subject to conditions if satisfied that –

(a) although the registered school does not meet the standards relevant to the type of education proposed to be added, the deficiency –

(i) does not pose a risk of harm to the health and safety of the students and staff at, or visitors to, the school; and

(ii) is capable of being rectified within the period determined by the Registration Board; and

(b) the imposition of the conditions is sufficient to rectify the failure to meet those standards.

(4)  In determining an application for the amendment of the registration of a registered school by the addition of a type of education that the school is registered to provide under section 174 of the Act, the Registration Board must take into account the report of the Registrar obtained under regulation 17 .

(5)  For the purposes of determining the application, the Registration Board may require the applicant or the Registrar to provide any further information that the Registration Board considers necessary or relevant.

(6)  The Registration Board is to notify the applicant, in writing, of the determination under this section and, if the application is refused or granted subject to conditions, of the reasons for that determination.