Queensland Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION (GENERAL PROVISIONS) ACT 2006 - SECT 347

347 Review of direction under s 346

(1) This section applies if a person is given a direction under section 346 by a non-State school’s principal.

(2) The person may apply in writing to the school’s review body for a review of the direction, but only—

(a) within 7 days after the person is given the direction; or

(b) if the direction is for less than 7 days—before the direction ends.

(3) The application must—

(a) state in detail the grounds on which the person wants the direction to be reviewed; and

(b) state the person’s residential address.

(4) After considering the grounds, the review body must make a decision (the
"review decision" ) to—

(a) confirm the direction; or

(b) vary the direction; or

(c) cancel the direction.

(5) The review body must—

(a) make the review decision within 5 business days after the application is made; and

(b) as soon as practicable after the decision is made—

(i) tell the person and the school’s principal about the decision; and

(ii) give the person written notice of the decision.

(6) If the review body does not tell the person about the review decision under subsection (5) (b) (i) within 5 business days after the application is made, the review decision is taken to be that the direction is cancelled.