Western Australian Current Regulations

SCHOOL EDUCATION REGULATIONS 2000 - REG 29

29 .         Head lice inspection, principal may authorise etc.

        (1)         The principal of a government school may authorise a member of the teaching staff or another officer at the school to examine the head of any student at the school for the purpose of ascertaining whether head lice are present.

        Note for this subregulation:

                Section 27(1) applies in the case where a student is found to be suffering from a contagious medical condition.

        (2)         If a student refuses to be examined under subregulation (1) the principal may direct the student —

            (a)         not to attend the school until such time as the student is examined under subregulation (1) or by a registered medical practitioner and found not to have head lice; or

            (b)         not to participate in an educational programme of the school until such time as the student is examined under subregulation (1) or by a registered medical practitioner and found not to have head lice.

        Note for this subregulation:

                Under the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 1911 section 337(1) a child attending a school is required to submit to a medical or physical examination by a medical practitioner or any nurse authorised by the Chief Health Officer, and the parents or guardians of the child are required to permit such examination as the medical practitioner or nurse deems necessary.