Northern Territory Numbered Acts Northern Territory Numbered ActsIn this Act:
"advisory council" means an advisory council established under section 19 .
"affected person", see section 178 .
"approved form" means a form approved under section 183 .
"attend", in relation to a school, see section 9 .
"authorised officer" means any of the following:
(a) the CEO;
(b) an authorised person;
(c) a departmental officer.
"authorised person", see section 167 .
"basic principles", for Part 7, see section 122 .
"Board", for Part 3, see section 23 .
"CEO" means the Chief Executive Officer.
"chairperson", for Part 3, see section 23 .
"child" means a person under the age of 18 years.
"child with special learning needs" means a child to whom Part 4, Division 4 applies.
completion of year 10 of secondary education , see section 38 (4).
"compliance notice", see section 172 (2).
"compulsory school age", see section 38 .
"criminal record", of an applicant for enrolment as a mature age student, see section 3(1) of the Criminal Records (Spent Convictions) Act .
"criminal record report", see section 59 (1).
"daily care and control", of a child, see section 8 .
"decision notice", for a decision, means a written notice setting out:
(a) the decision and the reasons for it; and
(b) any right the person to whom the notice is to be given has, under this Act, to apply for a review of, or to appeal, the decision.
"departmental officer" means a public sector employee employed in the Agency.
"director", of a governing body, for Part 7, see section 121 .
"disability", see section 4(1) of the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (Cth).
"disqualifying offence", for an application for enrolment as a mature age student, means an offence prescribed by regulation to be a disqualifying offence.
"distance education centre" means a Government school that is established as a distance education centre under section 15 (5)(a) and includes a school of the air and the Government school known as the Northern Territory Open Education Centre.
"eligible option", see section 38 (2)(a).
"expert", for Part 3, see section 23 .
"facilities", of a non-Government school, for Part 7, see section 121 .
"governing body", of a non-Government school, for Part 7, see section 125 (a).
"Government school" means a school declared to be a Government school under section 73 (1).
"home education", for a child, means education of the child conducted by a parent of the child or a teacher, primarily at the child's usual place of residence, but does not include education through a distance education centre.
"independent public school" means a Government school designated as an independent public school by the CEO under section 74 (1).
"information notice", see section 171 (2).
"international student "means a person who holds a visa issued under the Migration Act 1958 (Cth) under which the person is permitted to apply for enrolment in a Government school.
"living independently", in relation to a child, see section 10 .
"mature age student "means a student who is of or above the age of 18 years.
"member", of the Board, see section 23 .
"misleading information" means information that is misleading in a material particular or because of the omission of a material particular.
"multi-school management council" means a multi-school management council established under section 118 (1)(b).
"non-Government school" means a school other than a Government school and, for Part 7, see section 121 .
"not operated for profit", for Part 7, see section 130 (3).
"Panel", for Part 7, see section 121 .
"parent", see section 6 .
"parental responsibility", see section 7 .
"parent consultative group" means a parent consultative group established under section 116 (2).
"principal", in relation to a school," "means the person directly responsible for the administration and control of the school.
"priority enrolment area", for Part 5, Division 3, see section 78 (2).
"registered" means registered under this Act.
"registrar", for Part 7, see section 121 .
"registration", for Part 7, see section 121 .
"registration requirements", for Part 7, see section 125 .
"repealed Act "means the Education Act as in force immediately before the commencement of Part 1 of this Act.
"routine assessment", for Part 7, see section 121 .
"school" means a Government school or a non-Government school.
"school day", in relation to a school, means a day on which instruction is provided at the school for students enrolled in the school.
"school enrolment management plan", see section 79 (2).
"school management council" means a school management council established under section 118 (1)(a).
"school representative body "means a school representative body established under section 103 (2).
"school week", in relation to a school, means a week during all or part of which instruction is provided at the school for students enrolled in the school.
"second or subsequent offence", see section 11 .
"semester", in relation to a year, means 2 consecutive terms in the same half of the year.
"special investigation", for Part 7, see section 121 .
"standard allocation", see section 82 .
"standard curriculum program", see section 75 (2)(a).
"student" means a person enrolled at a school and, where the context requires, includes a person whose enrolment has been cancelled under Part 5, Division 8.
"system school", for Part 7, see section 121 .
"term", see section 15 (5)(d).
"training" means training in the knowledge and skills required for a vocation, whether by way of course, instruction or practical training.
"transition year "means the year of full-time schooling for a child immediately before their first year of compulsory school age.
"Tribunal" means the Northern Territory Civil and Administrative Tribunal.
"Tribunal reviewable decision", see section 177 .
"unregistered non-Government school", for Part 7, see section 121 .
"variation", of the registration of a non-Government school, for Part 7, see section 121 .
"vetting entity", for Part 4, Division 5, see section 57 (1).
"young person" means a student of or above the age of 12 years.
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