New South Wales Consolidated Acts

INSTITUTE OF TEACHERS ACT 2004 - SECT 24A

24A Suspension of accreditation

(1) A teacher accreditation authority may suspend the accreditation of a person:

(a) on any ground on which the authority may revoke the person’s accreditation, or

(b) if disciplinary proceedings against the person are pending in relation to alleged serious misconduct, or

(c) if proceedings against the person for an offence are pending and, were the person to be found guilty of the offence, the authority would have grounds to revoke the accreditation.

Note: Section 24 (2) (e) provides that one of the grounds for revocation of accreditation is a failure to comply with a condition of the accreditation. Section 25 (3) provides that payment of the annual fee is a condition of accreditation.

(2) A teacher accreditation authority must review the authority’s suspension of a person’s accreditation at least every 3 months and must remove the suspension in the following circumstances:

(a) if the suspension was imposed because of pending disciplinary proceedings and those proceedings have been finalised with no finding that the person has engaged in serious misconduct,

(b) if the suspension was imposed because of pending proceedings for an offence and the person has been found not guilty of the offence or the proceedings have been withdrawn or dismissed,

(c) if the suspension was imposed on a ground referred to in subsection (1) (b) or (c) and a finding that the person has engaged in serious misconduct has been made against the person in the relevant disciplinary proceedings, or a finding of guilt has been made against the person in the relevant proceedings for an offence, but the authority has not taken action to revoke the person’s accreditation within a reasonable period having regard to the circumstances of the case.

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to the suspension of a person’s accreditation for failure to pay the annual fee required under section 25.

(4) A person’s accreditation is not in force during any period for which it is suspended.