After regulation 4 of the Principal Regulations , the following regulation is inserted:

4A.     Matters to be considered in determining application for registration

The following matters are prescribed for the purpose of section 53(1)(g) of the Act as matters that the Registration Board must take into account in determining an application for registration as a school:

(a) the financial viability of that school;

(b) the governance and administrative structures of that school;

(c) the likely impact of the registration of that school on existing schools in the same geographical area.

Displayed and numbered in accordance with the Rules Publication Act 1953 .

Notified in the Gazette on 18 September 2002

These regulations are administered in the Department of Education.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

(This note is not part of the regulation)

These regulations amend the Education Regulations 1995 by prescribing certain matters that the Registration Board must take into account when determining an application for registration as a school and correcting a reference to a provision of the Education Act 1994 .