Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made(1) The authority must issue a QCE to a person who meets the eligibility requirements for a QCE—
(a) if the person meets the eligibility requirements during the person's year 12 year of schooling and finishes senior secondary education in that year—in December of that year; or
(b) if the person meets the eligibility requirements before the finishing day for the person's year 12 year of schooling but does not finish senior secondary education in that year—in the first July or December, whichever occurs first, after the authority receives a relevant request from the person; or
(c) otherwise—in the first July or December, whichever occurs first, after the person meets the eligibility requirements, or an earlier time decided by the authority.
(2) In this section—
relevant request means a written request for the authority to issue a QCE to the person received by the authority on or after 1 January of the year after the person's year 12 year of schooling.