TEACHING SERVICE ACT 1980 - As at 20 January 2023 - Act 23 of 1980

Table of Provisions

• Long Title

PART 1 - PRELIMINARY

• 1 Name of Act
• 2 Commencement
2A, 3. (Repealed)
• 4 Definitions
• 5 Industrial Relations Act 1996 not affected
• 5A Protection of children to be paramount consideration

PART 2 - SECRETARY

Division 1 - General functions and related provisions

• 6 General responsibility
• 7 General functions
• 8 Delegation of functions
• 9 Acting appointment as Secretary

Division 2 - Employment functions

• 10 Definition
• 11 Secretary to act for Crown
• 12 Role of Secretary in industrial proceedings
• 13 Determination of conditions of employment
• 14 Agreements relating to industrial matters
• 15 Determinations and agreements relating to major industrial matters
16-36. (Repealed)

PART 3 - (Repealed)

PART 4 - THE TEACHING SERVICE

Division 1 - (Repealed)

Division 2 - Members of the Teaching Service

• 44 The Teaching Service
45, 46. (Repealed)
• 47 Appointments to positions generally
• 47A Appointment on merit to senior positions
• 48 Appointments on probation
• 49 Appointment of retired officers
• 50 Temporary employees
• 51 Temporary appointments of officers
• 51A Transfer of officers within the Teaching Service
• 51B Dealing with member of Teaching Service whose address is unknown

Division 3 - (Repealed)

Division 4 - Miscellaneous provisions relating to the Teaching Service

• 60 Promotion appeals
61-71A. (Repealed)
• 72 Excess persons
• 73 Excessive salaries
74, 75. (Repealed)
• 76 Retirement or transfer of officers through invalidity or incapacity
• 77 Termination or suspension of employment if accreditation is revoked or suspended
• 77A Miscellaneous grounds for terminating employment
• 78 Vacation of position
78A. (Repealed)

Division 5 - Extended leave

• 79 Leave of absence after years of service
• 80 Gratuity instead of extended leave
• 81 Payment of money value of leave not taken or completed
Division 6

Division 7 - Miscellaneous

• 91 Recovery of salary etc
• 92 Deduction from salary or wages for use of building or provision of services
• 92A Officers and temporary employees to report bankruptcy etc
• 92B Officers and temporary employees not to undertake other paid work without permission
• 92C Secretary to be notified of serious offences committed by officers and temporary employees
93. (Repealed)

PART 4A - MANAGEMENT OF CONDUCT AND PERFORMANCE

Division 1 - Preliminary

• 93A Objects of Part
• 93B Definitions
• 93C Meaning of "misconduct"
• 93D Issuing of procedural guidelines
• 93E Requirements relating to disciplinary matters

Division 2 - Dealing with misconduct

• 93F Dealing with an allegation of misconduct

Division 3 - Performance management for officers

• 93G Performance reviews for officers
• 93H Performance improvement programs
• 93I Dealing with unsatisfactory performance--school principals
• 93J Dealing with unsatisfactory performance--officers other than school principals

Division 4 - Miscellaneous provisions

• 93K Disciplinary action may be taken if officer is convicted of serious offence
• 93L Suspension of officers from duty pending certain decisions or on lapsing of working with children check clearance
• 93M Implementation of decisions under this Part
93N. (Repealed)
• 93O Provisions relating to certain forms of disciplinary action
• 93P Officers retiring or resigning before disciplinary action is taken
93Q. (Repealed)

PART 4B - TERMINATION OF EMPLOYMENT OF PERSONS BARRED FROM WORKING WITH CHILDREN

• 93R Definitions
• 93S Operation of this Part
• 93T Termination of employment of unauthorised persons
• 93U Unauthorised person status to be notified to Secretary
• 93V Administrative review of failure to obtain authorisation or of unauthorised status
• 93W Effect of person obtaining working with children check clearance
• 93X Disciplinary action may be taken against person who ceases to be unauthorised person
• 93Y Protection of persons relating to this Part
• 93Z No compensation or other industrial remedies
• 93ZA Protection for exercise of functions in connection with this Part
93ZB. (Repealed)

PART 5 - GENERAL

• 94 Saving as to Minister's authority
95, 96. (Repealed)
• 97 Crown's right to dismiss not abrogated
98, 99. (Repealed)
• 100 Regulations
101, 102. (Repealed)
• 103 Savings and transitional provisions
Schedule 2 (Repealed)
• SCHEDULE 3