(1) This section applies to the following applications--(a) an application to the Minister for registration of a non-government school,(b) an application to the Authority for accreditation of a non-government school,(c) an application to the Minister for registration of a child for home schooling,(d) an application to the Authority for approval to provide courses to overseas students.
(2) For the purposes of section 6 (5) of the Administrative Decisions Review Act 1997 , the decision-maker concerned is taken to be required to make a decision in relation to an application to which this section applies within 5 months of the lodgment of such an application.