Queensland Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION (GENERAL PROVISIONS) ACT 2006 - SECT 51

51 Power to charge particular persons or for particular educational services

(1) Subsection (3) applies to a person who is receiving, or intends to receive, education at a State school, or a kindergarten age child registered in a kindergarten learning program at a prescribed State school, who is not—

(a) an Australian citizen or permanent resident; or

(b) a child of an Australian citizen or permanent resident.

(2) Subsection (3) also applies to a person enrolled at both a State school and non-State school if the person’s enrolment at the non-State school preceded the person’s enrolment at the State school.

(3) The chief executive may charge a fee for—

(a) the education of the person at the State school; or

(b) registration of the kindergarten age child in the kindergarten learning program at the State school.

(4) Also, the chief executive may charge a person mentioned in section 50 (1) —

(a) a fee for providing an educational service to the person not met by the State under section 50 (2) ; or

(b) a fee for the provision of an educational service by an entity to the person if the State school at which the person is enrolled has been charged by the entity for the provision of the educational service.

(5) In addition, the chief executive may charge a person not enrolled at a State school a fee for the education of the person at the school.

(6) The chief executive’s power to charge a person a fee under this section includes a power to—

(a) exempt any person or matter from payment of the fee; or

(b) waive payment of the fee for any person or matter; or

(c) refund a fee paid under this section.

(7) If a fee for a person mentioned in subsection (1) is not paid—

(a) the person is not entitled to be enrolled at a State school; and

(b) the chief executive may cancel the enrolment of the person.

(8) If a fee for a kindergarten age child mentioned in subsection (1) is not paid—

(a) the kindergarten age child is not entitled to be registered in a kindergarten learning program at a State school; and

(b) the chief executive may cancel the registration of the child.