Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made Queensland Subordinate Legislation as Made(1) This section applies if a person has a disability or medical condition the person believes is likely to adversely affect the person's capacity to perform in an external senior examination for an examination subject or a core skills test.
(2) The person may apply to the authority to allow the person to take the examination or test under special arrangements that take account of the person's disability or medical condition.
(3) The application must be in the approved form.
(4) The application must be made—
(a) for an external senior examination—on or before 30 June of the year in which the application is made; and
(b) for a core skills test—on or before 21 May of the year in which the application is made.
(5) However, the authority may at any time extend the time for making the application.
(6) The authority must consider the application and either grant, or refuse to grant, the application.
(7) The authority may grant the application only if it is satisfied of the need for the special arrangements.
(8) If the authority decides to grant the application, it must as soon as practicable give the applicant notice of the decision.
(9) If the authority decides to refuse to grant the application, it must as soon as practicable give the applicant an information notice about the decision.
(10) If the authority does not decide the application within 42 days after the application was made—
(a) the authority is taken to have decided to refuse to grant the application; and
(b) the authority must, as soon as practicable, give the applicant an information notice about the decision.