(1) The Authority may, on application by a person who is accredited, place the
person's accreditation on hold during any period that the person takes leave
of absence from teaching in New South Wales.
(2) Any such period may not,
except in any particular case approved by the Authority, be less than 6 months
or more than 5 years.
(3) A person is taken not to be accredited under this
Act during any period that the person's accreditation is placed on hold under
this section. However, the person may, during that period, undertake courses
or carry out duties for the purposes of enabling the person to satisfy the
requirements of the professional teaching standards relating to
professional development and continuing teacher education once the
accreditation is no longer on hold.
(4) The placing of a person's
accreditation on hold under this section also has the effect of suspending the
period in which the person is required to satisfy conditions for continuing
accreditation under the professional teaching standards.
Note : See also
sections 30 (7) and 31 (6) which provide that any period that a person's
accreditation is placed on hold under this section is to be disregarded when
determining the period of a person's provisional or conditional accreditation.
