TEACHER ACCREDITATION ACT 2004 - As at 23 September 2020 - Act 65 of 2004

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act
• 2 Commencement
• 3 Definitions
• 3A Meaning of "teach"
• 4 Meaning of "teacher accreditation authority"
• 5 Mutual recognition laws

PART 2 - AUTHORITY'S FUNCTIONS AND QUALITY TEACHING COMMITTEE

Division 1 - Authority's functions

• 7 Functions of Authority under this Act
8. (Repealed) Divisions 2, 3 - (Repealed) None

Division 4 - Quality Teaching Committee

• 12 Establishment and functions of QTC
• 13 Membership of QTC

Division 5 - (Repealed)

PART 3 - ROLL OF TEACHERS

• 16 Authority to maintain roll of teachers
• 17 Electoral list
• 18 Accreditation list

PART 4 - ACCREDITATION OF TEACHERS

Division 1 - Professional teaching standards

• 19 Minister may approve professional teaching standards
• 20 Matters to be dealt with by professional teaching standards

Division 2 - Accreditation scheme--general provisions

• 21 Accreditation of teachers at schools and early childhood education centres
• 22 Accreditation decisions to be provided to Authority
• 23 Procedural matters
• 23A Conditions of accreditation
• 24 Revocation of accreditation
• 24A Suspension of accreditation
• 24B Criteria for determining revocation or suspension of accreditation on general grounds
• 24C Notice to be given of intention to suspend or revoke accreditation
• 24D Placing accreditation on hold during leave of absence from teaching
• 24E Voluntary cancellation of accreditation
• 25 Annual fee
• 25A Working with children check clearances
• 26 False information and representation
• 27 Administrative review of certain decisions

Division 3 - Mandatory accreditation

• 28 Requirement for teachers to be accredited
• 29 Provisions relating to employment
• 30 Provisional accreditation
• 31 Conditional accreditation
• 32 Accreditation of teachers at proficient teacher level
• 33 Provisional re-accreditation

Division 4 - (Repealed)

Division 5 - Voluntary accreditation

• 39 Voluntary accreditation of teachers at various levels
• 40 Voluntary accreditation of teachers at higher levels
• 40A Voluntary accreditation of certain qualified persons
• 41 Application fee

PART 5 - MISCELLANEOUS

• 42A Payment of suspended teachers
• 42B Requirement for Authority to be notified of certain matters
43, 44. (Repealed)
• 45 Delegations
• 46 Act to bind Crown
• 47 Relationship of Act with other instruments
48. (Repealed)
• 49 Nature of proceedings for offences
• 50 Recovery of money
51, 51A. (Repealed)
• 52 Regulations
• 53 Savings and transitional provisions
54. (Repealed)
• 55 Review of Act
Schedule 1 (Repealed)
• SCHEDULE 2
• SCHEDULE 3
Schedule 4 (Repealed)