After section 67 of the Principal Act , the following section is inserted in Subdivision 1:

67A.     Provisional approval of proposed home education program

(1)  On receipt of an application for the approval of a proposed home education program, the Registrar may provisionally approve the proposed program if satisfied that the proposed program is likely to meet the standards prescribed by the regulations for approved home education programs.

(2)  Before provisionally approving a proposed home education program under subsection (1) , the Registrar is to –

(a) seek and consider advice from the Tasmanian Home Education Advisory Council in relation to the proposed home education program; and

(b) consider the proposed home education program and assess it against the standards prescribed by the regulations for approved home education programs.

(3)  The provisional approval of a home education program under subsection (1) may be subject to such conditions as the Registrar determines.

(4)  If the Registrar provisionally approves a proposed home education program under subsection (1) , he or she is to provide written evidence of the provisional approval, to the home educator intending to provide home education under the program, that clearly states –

(a) that the approval of the proposed program is provisional; and

(b) the name of each parent who is a home educator providing home education under the program; and

(c) the conditions of the provisional approval, if any.

(5)  The Registrar may revoke provisional approval of a proposed home education program under subsection (1) at any time by written notice to the home educator providing home education under the program.

(6)  The provisional approval of a proposed home education program under this section by the Registrar, or the refusal to provide such provisional approval –

(a) is not to be taken into account as part of the final determination of the Registrar under section 69 in respect of the proposed program; and

(b) does not, of itself, mean that the proposed program will be so approved, or approval will be so refused, under that section.

(7)  The provisional approval of a proposed home education program under this section ceases to have effect once the Registrar has given written notice under section 69 (9) in respect of the proposed program.