Northern Territory Numbered Acts

EDUCATION AMENDMENT (YOUTH PARTICIPATION) ACT 2009 (NO 34 OF 2009) - SECT 6

After section 22

insert

22A     Parents to ensure participation in eligible option

    (1)     This section applies if a child:

    (a)     completes year 10 of secondary education under section 20A and is below the age of 17 years; and

    (b)     is not exempt from participating in an eligible option.

    (2)     A parent of a child who has the actual custody of the child must ensure the child participates in an eligible option.

Maximum penalty:     2 penalty units.

    (3)     It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (2) if the defendant proves he or she is unable to control the child's behaviour to the extent necessary to ensure the child participates in an eligible option.