Internal review related to refusal, non-renewal or cancellation of registration and/or accreditation
An applicant may request an internal review of a Registration Committee recommendation or decision under the following circumstances:
- where the Registration Committee, under delegation from the Board, has decided to recommend to the Minister that the registration of a non-government school be refused, not to be renewed or be cancelled
or
- where the Registration Committee, under delegation from the Board, has decided not to accredit a school, not to renew the accreditation of a school or to cancel a school's accreditation.
An internal review is undertaken by the full Board. The review process is undertaken by officers from NESA not involved in the initial assessment of the school's application for registration or accreditation. The documentation considered by the review includes that submitted by the school proprietor and/or principal (or equivalent) previously and any additional documentation that the applicant wishes to have considered, the Registration Committee's decision and reasons for the decision and the internal review report prepared by another Inspector not associated with the original inspection report.
If the internal review supports the Registration Committee's original recommendation and/or decision, the school may appeal to the Tribunal against the recommendation and/or decision.