Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if the principal of a Government school reasonably believes that a student is suffering from an infectious disease.
(2) The principal may give written notice directing that the student is not to attend school for a specified period:
(a) for a student who is a child:
(i) to a parent having daily care and control of the child; or
(ii) if the student is a child living independently – to the student; or
(b) for a student who is not a child – to the student.
(3) If the principal is given a certificate signed by a medical practitioner certifying the student is fit to attend school, the principal must permit the student to attend the school even if the specified period has not ended.