Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) A child or the child's parents may apply to the director-general for a statement (an approval statement ) approving the child's participation in a training or employment alternative during the child's post-year 10 period.
(2) Application may be made for either or both of the following:
(a) approving the child's participation in a training or employment alternative for all or part of the child's post-year 10 period;
(b) approving that the child's participation in a training or employment alternative be other than full-time participation.
(3) An application made by a child must contain the signed consent of the child's parents.
(4) However, subsection (3) does not apply if the director-general is satisfied on reasonable grounds that it is not appropriate to require the signed consent.
(5) For this section, a child's post-year 10 period starts when the child completes year 10 and ends when the first of the following happens:
(a) the child completes year 12;
(b) the child is 17 years old.
Note If a form is approved under s 154 for this provision, the form must be used.