Child Act 2001 · Updated to 1 Jul 2023 · Part IX · Institutions
65. Approved schools
Feedback & supportThe Minister may, by notification in the Gazette, establish or appoint such approved schools as may be required for the education, training and detention of children to be sent there in pursuance of this Act.
Minister
“Minister” means the Minister or Ministers for the time being charged with the responsibility for the matter or matters in connection with which the reference to the “Minister” is made, acting individually or jointly or in consultation, as the case may require;
The Minister may classify such approved schools—
according to the ages of the persons for whom they are intended; and
in such other ways as he may think fit so as to ensure that a child sent to an approved school is sent to a school appropriate to his case.