Education Act 2016

As soon as reasonably practicable after receiving, under section 47, the recommendations, or notice, and the report referred to in that section, the Registrar is to assess the report and the recommendations or notice.

In assessing the report and the recommendations or notice, the Registrar may require the conciliator to provide further information about the compulsory conciliation conference and its recommendations.

On assessing the report and the recommendations or notice, the Registrar may do any one or more of the following:issue one or more of the recommended requirements or refuse to issue any of the recommended requirements; issue one or more other requirements; refer the report and the recommendations or notice to the Principal Officer, Non-attendance together with – details of his or her assessment of the report and the recommendations or notice; and his or her recommendations in relation to the making of a Compulsory Schooling Order.

The Registrar may issue any one or more of the following requirements:that the school principal make the reasonable adjustments specified in the requirement; that the parent of the school student make the reasonable adjustments specified in the requirement; that any of the following persons undertake programs, training or development as specified in the requirement:the parent of the school student; the school student; the staff of the school who are specified in the requirement; any other requirement that the Registrar considers appropriate.

Before issuing a requirement, the Registrar is to take into account – the likely costs that will be incurred by the person in taking the required action; and the ability of that person, financially, to comply with the requirement.

A requirement is to be in writing and a copy of it is to be provided to – the school student named in the requirement; and each of the school student's parents named in the requirement or who attended the compulsory conciliation conference; and the principal of the school; and any person affected by the requirement; and if the requirement requires the principal of the school to take any action, the administrative authority of the school; and if the Registrar considers it appropriate, another person who is, or has been, concerned in the management of the student's absenteeism.