Victorian Current Acts

EDUCATION AND TRAINING REFORM ACT 2006 - SECT 5.8.18

    (1)     The Authority may give a relevant entity to which this Division applies a notice to comply if the Authority believes on reasonable grounds that the relevant entity is not complying with a requirement that relates to—

        (a)     the registration of the relevant entity under Division 1, 1A, 3 or 4 of Part 4.3; or

        (b)     the approval of the relevant entity under Part 4.5 or 4.5A.

    (2)     A notice to comply—

        (a)     must be in the prescribed form (if any); and

        (b)     must specify the following—

              (i)     the reason for the issue of the notice to comply;

              (ii)     the Child Safe Standards or requirement that the Authority believes the relevant entity is not complying with and the grounds for that belief;

              (iii)     the action that the relevant entity is required to take to address any issues that have been identified in the notice to comply;

              (iv)     that the relevant entity must take the action specified in the notice to comply—

    (A)     within 14 days after the day on which the notice is given; or

    (B)     before any earlier day specified in the notice;

              (v)     any enforcement action that may be taken against the relevant entity for failing to comply with the notice;

              (vi)     the maximum criminal and civil penalty for failing to comply with the notice;

              (vii)     the process for seeking a review of the decision to issue the notice;

              (viii)     the prescribed matters (if any); and

        (c)     must be accompanied by any recommendations or advice available to assist the relevant entity to address the issues identified in the notice.

    (3)     The Authority may specify a day for the purposes of subsection (2)(b)(iv)(B) only in exceptional circumstances.

    (4)     The Authority may vary or revoke a notice to comply by written notice to the relevant entity.

    (5)     In this section—

exceptional circumstances include circumstances in which urgent action is required—

        (a)     because of significant non-compliance by the relevant entity with the Child Safe Standards or a requirement that relates to the registration or approval of the relevant entity under this Act; or

        (b)     to safeguard a child from harm.

S. 5.8.19 inserted by No. 23/2021 s. 76 (as amended by No. 32/2022 s. 62).