Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered Acts(1) The governing body of a non-Government school may, by written application to the registrar accompanied the prescribed fee, request the registrar to vary the registration of the school.
(2) The registrar may refer the application to the Panel if the registrar considers it is of sufficient significance to warrant the reference (including if the application seeks to expand the school's operation).
(3) The following provisions of this Part (the applied provisions ) apply to the application with the changes mentioned in subsection (4):
(a) Divisions 3 and 5;
(b) if the registrar refers the application to the Panel – Division 4.
(4) The changes to the applied provisions are as follows:
(a) section 129 (3) has effect as if it required the application to be given to the registrar at least 1 year before the variation is to take effect;
(b) section 130 has effect as if:
(i) it required the application to set out details of the variation and when and how the variation is to take effect; and
(ii) section 130 (1) required the application to set out the extent to which the matters mentioned in that section would be affected by the variation;
(c) a reference in the applied provisions (other than section 131 (4)) to an application for the registration of a non-Government school is taken to be a reference to an application for the variation;
(d) section 136 is taken to have effect as if it required the Panel, in reviewing the application, to have regard to the matters set out in that section only to the extent to which the matters would be affected by the variation;
(e) section 137 has effect as if:
(i) the reference to registering the school in section 137 (1)(a) were a reference to varying the registration of the school; and
(ii) the registrar may, under section 137 (4) and (5), vary the certificate of registration of the school as the registrar considers appropriate (including by issuing a new certificate of registration);
(f) section 138 has effect as if it provided that the registrar may impose conditions on the variation as the registrar considers appropriate;
(g) section 139 has effect as if it provided that an approval of the application ceases to have effect if the variation does not take effect within 2 years after the date of the approval.