Social Security (Administration) Act 1999

The Secretary may give a notice (an enrolment notice) to a schooling requirement person about the person’s child, requiring the person to give the Secretary evidence (in accordance with the notice) that the child is enrolled at a school as required by a law of a State or Territory.

Without limiting subsection (1), an enrolment notice may require evidence of enrolment to be given in the form of a written or oral statement by the schooling requirement person, or another person, confirming enrolment.

The enrolment notice must give details of:

how to comply with the notice; and

the initial period for compliance with the notice, and the Secretary’s power to extend that period (see subsections (4) and (5)); and

the consequences under this Division of not complying with the notice.

The enrolment notice must state an initial period for compliance with the notice of at least 14 days after the notice is given.

The Secretary may extend the initial period for compliance stated in the enrolment notice before or after the end of the stated period.