Education and Training Reform Act 2006

Each of the following persons is an authorised person—

the principal of a registered school;

for a Government school, the Secretary;

for a non-Government school, the proprietor of the school, or, if the proprietor of the school is not an individual, a person authorised by the Secretary for that school;

any other person or member of a class of person authorised by the Secretary.

For the purposes of subsection (1)(c) and (d), the Secretary may authorise a person or any member of a class of person in accordance with the guidelines made under section 2.1A.37 if—

the Secretary considers that the person or members of the class of person has the necessary skills, qualifications and experience; and

the person or member of the class of person is associated with, or involved in, the administration or management of one or more schools.