(1) An education or training provider must, at the time of enrolling a student in a course or program of study or training, apply to the Secretary—
(a) to allocate a Victorian student number to the student; or
(b) if a Victorian student number has previously been allocated to the student, to verify that number.
(2) The Authority must, at the time of registering a student for home schooling, apply to the Secretary—
(a) to allocate a Victorian student number to the student; or
(b) if a Victorian student number has previously been allocated to the student, to verify that number.
S. 5.3A.4 inserted by No. 19/2008 s. 11.