Queensland Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION (GENERAL PROVISIONS) ACT 2006 - SECT 176

176 Obligation of each parent

(1) Each parent of a child who is of compulsory school age must—

(a) ensure the child is enrolled at a State school or non-State school; and

(b) ensure the child attends the State school or non-State school, on every school day, for the educational program in which the child is enrolled;

unless the parent has a reasonable excuse.

Penalty—

Maximum penalty—

(a) for a first offence—6 penalty units; or

(b) for a second or subsequent offence, whether or not relating to the same child of the parent—12 penalty units.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1) , it is a reasonable excuse for a parent (the
"relevant parent" ) that—

(a) the child lives with another parent and the relevant parent believes, on reasonable grounds, that the other parent is complying with subsection (1) ; or

(b) in all the circumstances, the relevant parent is not reasonably able to control the child’s behaviour to the extent necessary to comply with subsection (1) .

(3) Subsection (1) applies subject to parts 2 to 4 .