Education Act 2016

On receiving under section 48(3)(c) the referral of the recommendations of a compulsory conciliation conference or, if no recommendations were made, the notice of the failure to make any recommendations and the report of the conciliator, the Principal Officer, Non-attendance is to assess all the documents received with that referral.

In assessing the referral and accompanying documents, the Principal Officer, Non-attendance may require the Registrar or the conciliator to provide further information.

After assessing the referral and accompanying documents, the Principal Officer, Non-attendance is to – make a Compulsory Schooling Order; or require the Registrar to reassess the recommendations of the compulsory conciliation conference or, if no recommendations are made, the notice of the failure to make any recommendations and the report of the conciliator and either – proceed under section 48(3), to make one or more requirements or refer the matter back to the Principal Officer, Non-attendance; or re-convene the compulsory conciliation conference.

The Principal Officer, Non-attendance may make a Compulsory Schooling Order only if satisfied that the order is necessary to secure, or is an appropriate method (in the circumstances) of securing, the attendance of the school student at a school.

On making a Compulsory Schooling Order, the Principal Officer, Non-attendance is to provide a copy of it to – each of the school student's parents named in the Order; and if the school student named in the Order participated in the compulsory conciliation conference and the Principal Officer, Non-attendance considers it appropriate, the school student; and the principal of the school named in the Order; and if the Principal Officer, Non-attendance considers it appropriate, another person who is, or has been, concerned in the management of the school student's absenteeism.

On making a Compulsory Schooling Order, the Principal Officer, Non-attendance is to provide a copy of it, and a copy of every document relevant to the making of the Order in his or her possession, to the Registrar.