(1) Subject to subsection (2) where an assisted school is owned or managed by a denominational body, the denominational body shall be responsible for organising and providing religious instruction or education to students that belong to its religious faith in accordance with a curriculum prescribed by that body.
(2) Where an assisted school admits students who do not subscribe to the religious beliefs of the denominational body, no student, except with his or her own consent or, if he or she is a person under the age of 18 years, the consent of his or her parent, shall be compelled or be required to receive religious education or instruction or take part in or attend any religious ceremony or observance prescribed under subsection (1) above.