Western Australian Current Acts Western Australian Current Acts (1) In subsection (2)
—
allowed information , in relation to a child,
means —
(a) the
child’s —
(i)
name, including any previous name; and
(ii)
address; and
(iii)
date of birth;
and
(b) the
details shown in the child’s student record of —
(i)
the educational programme in or for which the child was
most recently enrolled or receiving home education; or
(ii)
the option, or combination of options, under section 11B
of the School Education Act, in which the child was most recently a
participant.
(2) The Minister may,
for a purpose referred to in subsection (5), in writing request the Authority
to provide the Minister with the allowed information in respect of children to
whom this section applies.
(3) The Authority is
to comply with a request made under subsection (2).
(4) This section
applies to a child if the student record for the child shows that he or she is
or appears to be a child who —
(a) is
required by section 9 of the School Education Act to be enrolled in an
educational programme or receiving home education, but is not so enrolled or
receiving such education; or
(b) is
required by section 11I of that Act to be participating in an option or a
combination of options under section 11B of that Act, but is not so
participating.
(5) A request may only
be made by the Minister under subsection (2) —
(a) in
respect of children referred to in subsection (4)(a), for the purpose of
monitoring or investigating compliance with section 9 of the
School Education Act or assisting or securing such compliance; or
(b) in
respect of children referred to in subsection (4)(b), for the purpose of
—
(i)
identifying those children in either of the final years
of compulsory education who are not engaged full-time in education, training
or employment as provided by the School Education Act; and
(ii)
giving such children information about school education
and the options that are available under that Act; and
(iii)
encouraging and helping parents in relation to the
matters referred to in subparagraphs (i) and (ii).
[Section 19M inserted: No. 22 of 2005 s. 47;
amended: No. 37 of 2011 s. 53(1); No. 46 of 2012 s. 16.]