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Contact information

Office location

Level 6, The Conservatory
131–139 Grenfell Street, Adelaide

Opening hours

9 am to 5 pm, Monday to Friday

Postal address

Education Standards Board
GPO Box 1811
Adelaide SA 5001

Advice and information

Email
Education Standards Board            educationstandardsboard [at] sa.gov.au 
Early Childhood Services                esb.earlychildhoodservices [at] sa.gov.au
Schools                                           esb.schools [at] sa.gov.au
Compliance Investigations              esb.complianceinvestigation [at] sa.gov.au

Telephone
Education Standards Board           (08) 8226 0077
Toll free                                          1800 882 413

Reviews of decisions

There are provisions for reviews of decisions made by a regulator.

Internal reviews are conducted by the regulatory authority responsible for the initial decision. External reviews are conducted by the relevant court or tribunal.

You may also be able to seek a judicial review of a decision under state or territory law. Review options vary, and some decisions cannot be reviewed.

In South Australia, the Registrar is delegated by the Board to make regulatory decisions.

An internal review is conducted by people not involved in the original decision. This allows them to take a fresh look at the matter. They consider all the relevant facts, policies and legislation.

As delegated by the Board, our internal reviews are conducted by an Internal Review of Decisions Committee. This committee reviews decisions about the regulation of schools and early childhood services under the following sections of the Education and Early Childhood Services (Registration and Standards) Act 2011:

  • Part 9: Review and appeal, s. 71 (schools); and
  • Schedule 1, Part 8: Review, s. 190 (early childhood services).

The committee includes at least two Board members who have the relevant technical expertise (schools, early childhood services, legal).

For further information about what decisions can be reviewed relating to early childhood services, and the process for managing these requests, see the Guide to the National Quality Framework.