New South Wales Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION ACT 1990 - SECT 91

91 Cancellation of accreditation

(1) The Authority may, by written notice to--

(a) the proprietor or principal of a non-government school, or

(b) in the case of a school that is a member of a system of non-government schools, the approved authority for the system,

cancel the accreditation of the school if the Authority is satisfied that the requirements of this Act relating to the courses of study to be undertaken by candidates for the certificate concerned are not being complied with at the school.

(2) Any such notice has no effect--

(a) until 30 days have elapsed since the giving of the notice, or

(b) if an application for an administrative review of the decision has been made to the Tribunal within those 30 days, unless (and until such time as) the Tribunal has confirmed the decision or the application has been withdrawn.

(3) If the Tribunal, in determining an application for an administrative review of cancellation of accreditation, recommends to the Minister that accreditation not be cancelled, the Minister, as soon as practicable after the application has been determined, is--

(a) to quash the Authority's decision to cancel the school's accreditation, or

(b) to cancel the school's accreditation or to cancel it in so far as it relates to one of the recognised certificates.

(4) The Minister is to give 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, the approved authority for the system, written notice of the Minister's decision.

(5) The accreditation of a school is cancelled if the school ceases to be a registered non-government school.