Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts

EDUCATION ACT 2004 - SECT 17A

    (1)     A child's parents commit an offence if—

        (a)     an information notice is given to the parents; and

        (b)     the parents fail to comply with the notice.

Maximum penalty: 5 penalty units.

    (2)     A child's parents commit an offence if—

        (a)     a compliance notice is given to the parents; and

        (b)     the parents fail to comply with the notice.

Maximum penalty: 10 penalty units.

    (3)     An offence against this section is a strict liability offence.

    (4)     This section does not apply if the child's parents have a reasonable excuse for failing to comply with the notice.

    (5)     Without limiting subsection (4), it is a reasonable excuse for a parent of the child (the "stated parent") that—

        (a)     the child lives with another parent and the stated parent believes on reasonable grounds that the other parent is complying with the notice; or

        (b)     the stated parent is not reasonably able to control the child's behaviour to the extent necessary to comply with the notice.