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EDUCATION ACT 1990 - SECT 72

Registration for home schooling

72 Registration for home schooling

(1) As soon as practicable after receiving the recommendation of an authorised person about an application for registration of a child for home schooling, the Minister--
(a) is to register the child in a Register kept by the Minister for the purpose, or
(b) is to refuse to register the child.
(2) The Minister is to register the child if the Minister, having regard to--
(a) the recommendation of the authorised person about the application, and
(b) any decision of the Tribunal on an application for an administrative review of the authorised person's recommendation,
is satisfied that the conditions subject to which registration is required to be given will be complied with.
(3) The Minister may register more than one child of any one parent for home schooling.
(4) If the authorised person recommends that the Minister refuse to register a child for home schooling, the Minister may not do so unless--
(a) 30 days have elapsed since the applicant was given written notice of the authorised person's recommendation and no application has been made to the Tribunal for an administrative review of the recommendation within those 30 days, or
(b) the Tribunal has determined an application for an administrative review (made within those 30 days) of the recommendation and the Minister has considered any contrary recommendation of the Tribunal and the reasons for it, or
(c) any such application for an administrative review of the recommendation has been withdrawn.
(5) The Minister is to notify the applicant in writing of the Minister's decision to refuse to register the child for home schooling.
(6) On registration of a child for home schooling, a certificate of registration is to be issued for the child to the applicant for registration.



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