{"id":"sl-2010-53","name":"ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010","slug":"act-teacher-quality-institute-regulation-2010","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"act","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":"53 of 2010","makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":173241,"registerId":"act-sl-2010-53-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010","content":"Authorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nACT Teacher Quality Institute\nRegulation 2010\nSL2010-53\nmade under the\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Act 2010\nRepublication No 14\nEffective: 19 January 2026\nRepublication date: 19 January 2026\nLast amendment made by SL2025-27\n\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAbout this republication\nThe republished law\nThis is a republication of the ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010, made under the\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Act 2010 (including any amendment made under the Legislation\nAct 2001, part 11.3 (Editorial changes)) as in force on 19 January 2026. It also includes any\ncommencement, amendment, repeal or expiry affecting this republished law to 19 January 2026.\nThe legislation history and amendment history of the republished law are set out in endnotes 3\nand 4.\nKinds of republications\nThe Parliamentary Counsel’s Office prepares 2 kinds of republications of ACT laws (see the ACT\nlegislation register at www.legislation.act.gov.au):\n• authorised republications to which the Legislation Act 2001 applies\n• unauthorised republications.\nThe status of this republication appears on the bottom of each page.\nEditorial changes\nThe Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 authorises the Parliamentary Counsel to make editorial\namendments and other changes of a formal nature when preparing a law for republication.\nEditorial changes do not change the effect of the law, but have effect as if they had been made by\nan Act commencing on the republication date (see Legislation Act 2001, s 115 and s 117). The\nchanges are made if the Parliamentary Counsel considers they are desirable to bring the law into\nline, or more closely into line, with current legislative drafting practice.\nThis republication includes amendments made under part 11.3 (see endnote 1).\nUncommenced provisions and amendments\nIf a provision of the republished law has not commenced, the symbol U appears immediately\nbefore the provision heading. Any uncommenced amendments that affect this republished law\nare accessible on the ACT legislation register (www.legislation.act.gov.au). For more\ninformation, see the home page for this law on the register.\nModifications\nIf a provision of the republished law is affected by a current modification, the symbol M appears\nimmediately before the provision heading. The text of the modifying provision appears in the\nendnotes. For the legal status of modifications, see the Legislation Act 2001, section 95.\nPenalties\nAt the republication date, the value of a penalty unit for an offence against this law is $160 for an\nindividual and $810 for a corporation (see Legislation Act 2001, s 133).\n\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\ncontents 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nACT Teacher Quality Institute\nRegulation 2010\nmade under the\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Act 2010\nContents\nPage\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Name of regulation 2\n3 Dictionary 2\n4 Notes 2\n5 Offences against regulation—application of Criminal Code etc 2\nPart 2 Registration and permits to teach\n5A Definitions—pt 2 3\n\nContents\nPage\ncontents 2 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\nR14\n19/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n6 Application for registration or permit to teach—details—Act, s 30 (2)\n(a) 4\n9 Eligibility for full registration––period of teaching––Act, s 32 (1) (b) 5\n10A Eligibility for full registration––other requirements––Act, s 32 (1) (g) 7\n11 Eligibility for provisional registration—teaching qualifications—Act, s\n33 (1) (a) 7\n12 Eligibility for provisional registration—English language communication\nrequirements—s 33 (1) (b) 7\n12A Eligibility for provisional registration––other requirements––Act, s 33\n(1) (f) 8\n12B Eligibility for early childhood teacher registration—teaching\nqualifications—Act, s 33A (a) 8\n12C Eligibility for early childhood teacher registration—English language\ncommunication requirements—Act, s 33A (b) 9\n12D Eligibility for early childhood teacher registration––other requirements–\n–Act, s 33A (e) 9\n13 Additional eligibility requirements for permit to teach––English\nlanguage skills––Act, s 35 (1) (a) 10\n14A Teachers register––other details––Act, s 43 (1) (o) 11\n15 Term of registration and permit to teach—Act, s 47 (1) (a) 11\n16 Permit to teach—renewal period—Act, s 47 (4) 12\n17 Renewal of full registration—period of teaching—Act, s 51 (5) (a) (i) 12\n18A Renewal of registration––professional education or development––\nAct, s 51 (5) (c) 13\n18B Renewal of permits to teach––professional education or development–\n–Act, s 53 (5) (c) 14\nPart 2A Assessment and certification of teachers as\nhighly accomplished or lead teachers\n18C Meaning of teacher––pt 2A 15\n18D Application for certification 15\n18E Decision about certification 15\n18F Certification guidelines 16\n18G Period of certification 16\n\nContents\nPage\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\ncontents 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 2B Approval for professional experience\n18H Professional experience approval—application details—Act, s 70G (2)\n(a) 17\n18I Professional experience approval—optional application details—Act, s\n70G (3) 17\n18J Professional experience approval—period of approval—Act, s 70G (5)\n(b) (iv) 18\nPart 3 Accreditation—education programs\n19 Education programs register—Act, s 71 (4) 19\n20 Grounds for suspending or cancelling accreditation—Act, s 81 (b) 19\nPart 3A Notification and review of decisions\n20A Meaning of reviewable decision––pt 3A 20\n20B Reviewable decision notices 20\n20C Applications for review 20\nSchedule 1 Reviewable decisions 21\nDictionary 22\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes 24\n2 Abbreviation key 24\n3 Legislation history 25\n4 Amendment history 27\n5 Earlier republications 31\n6 Expired transitional or validating provisions 33\n\n\n\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\npage 1\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nAustralian Capital Territory\nACT Teacher Quality Institute\nRegulation 2010\nmade under the\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Act 2010\n\nPart 1 Preliminary\nSection 1\npage 2 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\nR14\n19/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 1 Preliminary\n1 Name of regulation\nThis regulation is the ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010.\n3 Dictionary\nThe dictionary at the end of this regulation is part of this regulation.\nNote 1 The dictionary at the end of this regulation defines certain terms used in\nthis regulation.\nNote 2 A definition in the dictionary applies to the entire regulation unless the\ndefinition, or another provision of the regulation, provides otherwise or\nthe contrary intention otherwise appears (see Legislation Act, s 155 and\ns 156 (1)).\n4 Notes\nA note included in this regulation is explanatory and is not part of this\nregulation.\nNote See the Legislation Act, s 127 (1), (4) and (5) for the legal status of notes.\n5 Offences against regulation—application of Criminal\nCode etc\nOther legislation applies in relation to offences against this\nregulation.\nNote 1 Criminal Code\nThe Criminal Code, ch 2 applies to all offences against this regulation\n(see Code, pt 2.1).\nThe chapter sets out the general principles of criminal responsibility\n(including burdens of proof and general defences), and defines terms used\nfor offences to which the Code applies (eg conduct, intention,\nrecklessness and strict liability).\nNote 2 Penalty units\nThe Legislation Act, s 133 deals with the meaning of offence penalties\nthat are expressed in penalty units.\n\nRegistration and permits to teach Part 2\nSection 5A\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\npage 3\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 2 Registration and permits to teach\n5A Definitions—pt 2\n(1) In this part:\naccredited under a corresponding law—a pre-service teacher\neducation program is accredited under a corresponding law if the\nprogram is accredited, approved or recognised (however described)\nunder the corresponding law.\neducation and care service means an approved education and care\nservice under the Education and Care Services National Law (ACT).\nNote The Education and Care Services National Law (ACT) Act 2011,\ns 6 applies the Education and Care Services National Law set out\nin the Education and Care Services National Law Act 2010 (Vic),\nschedule as if it were an ACT law called the Education and Care\nServices National Law (ACT).\nhigher education award—see the Tertiary Education Quality and\nStandards Agency Act 2011 (Cwlth), section 5.\nhigher education program means a program of learning that results\nin 1 or more higher education awards, other than a doctoral degree.\nIELTS test means the International English Language Testing\nSystem academic test.\nrecognised country means any of the following:\n(a) Australia;\n(b) New Zealand;\n(c) the United Kingdom;\n(d) the United States of America;\n(e) Canada;\n(f) the Republic of Ireland.\n\nPart 2 Registration and permits to teach\nSection 6\npage 4 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\nR14\n19/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nretiree teacher means a person who is—\n(a) at least 60 years old; and\n(b) approved by the institute under subsection (2) to be a retiree\nteacher for the purposes of registration.\nteaching in Australia or New Zealand means teaching at—\n(a) a government or non-government school under the Education\nAct 2004; or\n(b) a school recognised (however described) under a law of a\ncorresponding jurisdiction that regulates schools in the\njurisdiction; or\n(c) an education and care service.\n(2) The institute may approve a person as a retiree teacher for the\npurposes of registration if satisfied it is appropriate in the\ncircumstances, taking into account the person’s experience in\nteaching in Australia or New Zealand.\n6 Application for registration or permit to teach—details—\nAct, s 30 (2) (a)\nThe following details are prescribed:\n(a) the applicant’s name and any former names;\n(b) the applicant’s home address and email address;\n(c) the applicant’s date of birth;\n(d) the applicant’s gender;\n(e) if, at the date of application, the applicant holds full registration,\nprovisional registration, registration as an early childhood\nteacher or a permit to teach—the applicant’s registration\nnumber;\n\nRegistration and permits to teach Part 2\nSection 9\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\npage 5\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(f) if, at the date of application, the applicant is teaching—the\naddress of each place where the applicant teaches;\n(g) whether the applicant identifies as an Aboriginal or Torres Strait\nIslander person;\n(h) whether the applicant is a retiree teacher.\n9 Eligibility for full registration––period of teaching––Act,\ns 32 (1) (b)\n(1) The prescribed period for a person, other than a retiree teacher, is—\n(a) 180 days of teaching in Australia or New Zealand; or\n(b) a period of teaching that the institute is satisfied is equivalent to\nsatisfactory completion of 180 days of teaching in Australia or\nNew Zealand.\n(2) The prescribed period for a retiree teacher is—\n(a) 50 days of teaching in Australia or New Zealand; or\n(b) a period of teaching that the institute is satisfied is equivalent to\nsatisfactory completion of 50 days of teaching in Australia or\nNew Zealand.\n(3) In working out the period of a person’s teaching in Australia or New\nZealand under subsection (1) or (2), any period of the person’s\nteaching carried out under a permit to teach is to be disregarded.\n(4) However, subsection (3) does not apply if the institute is satisfied on\nreasonable grounds, having considered the person’s circumstances,\nthat the period of a person’s teaching carried out under a permit to\nteach should be taken into account.\n\nPart 2 Registration and permits to teach\nSection 9\npage 6 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\nR14\n19/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(5) The institute may be satisfied about a matter mentioned in\nsubsection (1) or (2) if the institute receives a certificate from 1 or\nmore of the following entities certifying that the entity is satisfied\nabout the matter:\n(a) the principal of a school where the person has been teaching;\n(b) anyone else the institute is satisfied can satisfactorily assess the\nmatter.\n(6) In this section:\npermit to teach includes any of the following:\n(a) a conditional accreditation under the Teacher Accreditation\nAct 2004 (NSW);\n(b) an authorisation to employ an unregistered person as a teacher\nunder the Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Act 2004\n(NT);\n(c) a permission to teach under the Education (Queensland College\nof Teachers) Act 2005 (Qld);\n(d) a special authority to teach under the Teachers Registration and\nStandards Act 2004 (SA);\n(e) a limited authority under the Teachers Registration Act 2000\n(Tas);\n(f) a permission to teach under the Education and Training Reform\nAct 2006 (Vic);\n(g) a limited registration under the Teacher Registration Act 2012\n(WA);\n(h) a limited authority to teach under the Education and Training\nAct 2020 (NZ).\n\nRegistration and permits to teach Part 2\nSection 10A\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\npage 7\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n10A Eligibility for full registration––other requirements––Act,\ns 32 (1) (g)\n(1) The prescribed requirements are demonstrated abilities, knowledge\nand skills required by a standard for full registration.\n(2) It is also a prescribed requirement for a retiree teacher that they will\nnot teach in a school or an education and care service for more than\n120 days in any 12-month period.\n11 Eligibility for provisional registration—teaching\nqualifications—Act, s 33 (1) (a)\nThe prescribed teaching qualifications are—\n(a) a higher education program made up of at least 1 pre-service\nteacher education program accredited under—\n(i) the Act, division 7.2; or\n(ii) a corresponding law; or\n(b) a higher education program that the institute is satisfied is\nequivalent to a program mentioned in paragraph (a).\n12 Eligibility for provisional registration—English language\ncommunication requirements—s 33 (1) (b)\nThe prescribed English language communication requirements are\nthat—\n(a) the person’s teaching qualification mentioned in section 11 was\nundertaken in English in 1 or more recognised countries; or\n(b) the person has, in the 2-year period before the day the\napplication for full or provisional registration is made,\nundertaken—\n(i) the IELTS test and achieved a score of at least band 8 in\nspeaking and listening and at least band 7 in reading and\nwriting; or\n\nPart 2 Registration and permits to teach\nSection 12A\npage 8 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\nR14\n19/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(ii) an English language proficiency test that the institute is\nsatisfied is equivalent to the IELTS test and achieved a\nresult that the institute is satisfied is sufficient for full or\nprovisional registration.\n12A Eligibility for provisional registration––other\nrequirements––Act, s 33 (1) (f)\n(1) The prescribed requirements are demonstrated abilities, knowledge\nand skills required by a standard for provisional registration.\n(2) It is also a prescribed requirement for a retiree teacher that they will\nnot teach in a school or an education and care service for more than\n120 days in any 12-month period.\n12B Eligibility for early childhood teacher registration—\nteaching qualifications—Act, s 33A (a)\n(1) The prescribed teaching qualifications are—\n(a) an approved early childhood teaching qualification under the\nnational regulations; or\n(b) a qualification determined by the Australian Children’s\nEducation and Care Quality Authority, under the Education and\nCare Services National Law (ACT), section 169 (7), to be\nequivalent to the qualification mentioned in paragraph (a); or\n(c) if the person applying for registration holds a teacher\nregistration (however described) under a corresponding law—a\nqualification on the list of former qualifications approved as\nearly childhood teaching qualifications under the national\nregulations, section 137 (2) (a).\nNote The Education and Care Services National Law (ACT) Act 2011, s 6\napplies the Education and Care Services National Law set out in the\nEducation and Care Services National Law Act 2010 (Vic), schedule as\nif it were an ACT law called the Education and Care Services National\nLaw (ACT).\n\nRegistration and permits to teach Part 2\nSection 12C\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\npage 9\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) In this section:\nnational regulations means the Education and Care Services\nNational Regulations.\n12C Eligibility for early childhood teacher registration—\nEnglish language communication requirements—Act,\ns 33A (b)\nThe prescribed English language communication requirements are\nthat—\n(a) the person has completed 1 or more years of academic study\nleading to a higher education award, other than a doctoral\ndegree, in English in 1 or more recognised countries; or\n(b) the person has, in the 2-year period before the day the\napplication for registration as an early childhood teacher is\nmade, undertaken—\n(i) the IELTS test and achieved a score of at least band 8 in\nspeaking and listening and at least band 7 in reading and\nwriting; or\n(ii) an English language proficiency test that the institute is\nsatisfied is equivalent to the IELTS test and achieved a\nresult that the institute is satisfied is sufficient for\nregistration.\n12D Eligibility for early childhood teacher registration––other\nrequirements––Act, s 33A (e)\nIt is a prescribed requirement for a retiree teacher that they will not\nteach in a school or an education and care service for more than\n120 days in any 12-month period.\n\nPart 2 Registration and permits to teach\nSection 13\npage 10 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\nR14\n19/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n13 Additional eligibility requirements for permit to teach––\nEnglish language skills––Act, s 35 (1) (a)\n(1) The prescribed requirements are that––\n(a) the person holds a qualification or teaching qualification\nundertaken in English in 1 or more recognised countries; or\n(b) the person has, in the 2-year period before the day the\napplication is made, undertaken––\n(i) the IELTS test and achieved a score of at least band 8 in\nspeaking and listening and at least band 7 in reading and\nwriting; or\n(ii) an English language proficiency test that the institute is\nsatisfied is equivalent to the IELTS test and achieved a\nresult that the institute is satisfied is sufficient for the issue\nof a permit to teach; or\n(c) the person has—\n(i) at any time, undertaken—\n(A) the IELTS test and achieved a score of at least band 8\nin speaking and listening and at least band 7 in\nreading and writing; or\n(B) an English language proficiency test that the institute\nis satisfied is equivalent to the IELTS test, and\nachieved a result that the institute is satisfied is\nsufficient for the issue of a permit to teach; and\n(ii) undertaken—\n(A) 100 days of teaching in Australia or New Zealand in\nthe 5-year period before the day the application is\nmade; or\n\nRegistration and permits to teach Part 2\nSection 14A\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\npage 11\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(B) teaching for a period that the institute is satisfied is\nequivalent to satisfactory completion of 100 days of\nteaching in Australia or New Zealand in the 5-year\nperiod before the day the application is made; or\n(d) the institute is satisfied that––\n(i) there is an exceptional demonstrated need by a school to\nemploy the person because of the person’s particular\nspecialist knowledge or skills; and\n(ii) in the IELTS test mentioned in paragraph (b), the person\nachieved a score of at least band 7 in speaking and listening\nand at least band 6 in reading and writing.\nExample––exceptional demonstrated need\ndespite achieving a score in the IELTS test lower than that required\nunder par (b), the person is an outstanding foreign language teacher\nwho the school believes will significantly enhance the school’s\nlanguage immersion program\n(2) The institute may waive the requirements in subsection (1) for a\nperson who will be teaching in a program under an intergovernmental\nagreement.\n14A Teachers register––other details––Act, s 43 (1) (o)\nThe following details are prescribed:\n(a) whether the teacher is a retiree teacher;\n(b) details about the teacher’s certification under part 2A.\n15 Term of registration and permit to teach—Act, s 47 (1) (a)\nThe prescribed period is the period ending on—\n(a) 31 March immediately following the day the registration or\npermit to teach is issued; or\n\nPart 2 Registration and permits to teach\nSection 16\npage 12 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\nR14\n19/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) if the registration or permit to teach is issued between 1 January\nand 31 March in a year—31 March in the following year.\nExample—par (a)\nA person is provisionally registered under the Act on 30 October 2023. The\nperson’s provisional registration ends on 31 March 2024, unless the person applies\nto renew the registration on or before 31 March 2024 (see Act, s 51).\nExample—par (b)\nA person is issued a permit to teach on 5 January 2024. The person’s permit to teach\nends on 31 March 2025, unless the person applies to renew the permit on or before\n31 March 2025 (see Act, s 53).\n16 Permit to teach—renewal period—Act, s 47 (4)\nThe prescribed period is the period, not longer than 5 years, that the\ninstitute is satisfied that the person is to be further employed or\nengaged to teach in a school.\nExample\nthe person is to be further employed to teach in a school for a period for which the\nperson is given a permit\n17 Renewal of full registration—period of teaching—Act,\ns 51 (5) (a) (i)\n(1) The prescribed period for a person, other than a retiree teacher, is—\n(a) 100 days of teaching in Australia or New Zealand, including\n20 days of teaching in the 12-month period before the day the\napplication is made; or\n(b) a period of teaching in Australia or New Zealand calculated on\na pro rata basis at the rate of 20 days of teaching for each year\nin the 5-year period before the day the application for renewal is\nmade; or\n(c) a period of teaching that the institute is satisfied is equivalent to\nsatisfactory completion of 100 days of teaching in Australia or\nNew Zealand.\n\nRegistration and permits to teach Part 2\nSection 18A\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\npage 13\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(2) The prescribed period for a retiree teacher is—\n(a) 50 days of teaching in Australia or New Zealand; or\n(b) a period of teaching in Australia or New Zealand calculated on\na pro rata basis at the rate of 10 days of teaching for each year\nin the 5-year period before the day the application for renewal is\nmade; or\n(b) a period of teaching that the institute is satisfied is equivalent to\nsatisfactory completion of 50 days of teaching in Australia or\nNew Zealand.\n(3) In working out the period of a person’s teaching in Australia or New\nZealand under subsection (1) or (2), any period of the person’s\nteaching carried out under a permit to teach is to be disregarded.\n(4) However, subsection (3) does not apply if the institute is satisfied on\nreasonable grounds, having considered the person’s circumstances,\nthat the period of a person’s teaching carried out under a permit to\nteach should be taken into account.\n(5) In this section:\npermit to teach—see section 9 (6).\n18A Renewal of registration––professional education or\ndevelopment––Act, s 51 (5) (c)\n(1) The prescribed requirement for a person, other than a retiree teacher,\nis that, in the 5-year period before the day the application is made, the\nperson undertook––\n(a) 100 hours of professional education or development, including\n20 hours of professional education or development in the\n12-month period before the day the application is made; or\n(b) an amount of professional education or development calculated\non a pro rata basis at the rate of 20 hours of professional\neducation or development for each year; or\n\nPart 2 Registration and permits to teach\nSection 18B\npage 14 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\nR14\n19/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(c) an amount of professional education or development that the\ninstitute is satisfied is equivalent to satisfactory completion of\n100 hours of professional education or development.\n(2) The prescribed requirement for a retiree teacher is that, in the 5-year\nperiod before the day the application is made, the person undertook—\n(a) 25 hours of professional education or development; or\n(b) an amount of professional education or development calculated\non a pro rata basis at the rate of 5 hours of professional education\nor development for each year; or\n(c) an amount of professional education or development that the\ninstitute is satisfied is equivalent to satisfactory completion of\n25 hours of professional education or development.\n18B Renewal of permits to teach––professional education or\ndevelopment––Act, s 53 (5) (c)\nThe prescribed requirement is that the person undertook—\n(a) 20 hours of professional education or development relevant to\nthe teaching position in the 12-month period before the day the\napplication is made; or\n(b) an amount of professional education or development that the\ninstitute is satisfied is equivalent to satisfactory completion of\n20 hours of professional education or development relevant to\nthe teaching position.\n\nAssessment and certification of teachers as highly accomplished or lead\nteachers\nPart 2A\nSection 18C\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\npage 15\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 2A Assessment and certification of\nteachers as highly accomplished\nor lead teachers\n18C Meaning of teacher––pt 2A\nIn this part:\nteacher means a person who holds full registration.\n18D Application for certification\n(1) A teacher may apply to the institute for certification as a highly\naccomplished or lead teacher.\n(2) The teacher must give the institute any information required by it to\ndecide the application.\nNote Giving false or misleading information and producing false or misleading\ndocuments are offences against the Criminal Code, s 338 and s 339.\n18E Decision about certification\n(1) On application for certification under this part, the institute must––\n(a) grant certification to the teacher; or\n(b) refuse to grant certification to the teacher.\n(2) The institute must grant certification to a teacher if the institute is\nsatisfied that the teacher has demonstrated abilities, knowledge and\nskills required by a standard for certification.\n(3) However, the institute may refuse to grant certification to a teacher\nunder subsection (1) only if—\n(a) the institute has given the teacher written notice of the proposed\nrefusal; and\n\nPart 2A Assessment and certification of teachers as highly accomplished or lead\nteachers\nSection 18F\npage 16 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\nR14\n19/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n(b) the notice states––\n(i) the reasons for the proposed refusal; and\n(ii) that written comments on the proposed refusal may be\nmade to the institute before the end of a stated period of at\nleast 14 days after the day the notice is given to the teacher;\nand\n(c) the institute has considered any comments made by the teacher\nbefore the end of the stated period.\n(4) If the institute decides to grant certification to the teacher, it must\nenter the details of certification in the teachers register.\n18F Certification guidelines\n(1) The institute may make guidelines for the assessment and\ncertification of teachers.\n(2) A guideline is a notifiable instrument.\n18G Period of certification\nThe period of certification is 5 years.\n\nApproval for professional experience Part 2B\nSection 18H\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\npage 17\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 2B Approval for professional\nexperience\n18H Professional experience approval—application details—\nAct, s 70G (2) (a)\nThe following details are prescribed:\n(a) the applicant’s name and any former names;\n(b) the applicant’s home address, preferred contact address, phone\nnumber and email address;\n(c) the applicant’s date of birth;\n(d) details of the applicant’s working with vulnerable people\nregistration;\n(e) any number issued by the Commonwealth to uniquely identify\nthe applicant as a Commonwealth assisted student;\nExample\nthe applicant’s Commonwealth Higher Education Student Support Number\n(f) details of the accredited pre-service teacher education program\nin which the applicant is enrolled, including—\n(i) the program provider’s name; and\n(ii) the name of the program.\n18I Professional experience approval—optional application\ndetails—Act, s 70G (3)\nThe following details are prescribed:\n(a) the applicant’s gender;\n(b) whether the applicant is an Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander\nperson.\n\nPart 2B Approval for professional experience\nSection 18J\npage 18 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\nR14\n19/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n18J Professional experience approval—period of approval—\nAct, s 70G (5) (b) (iv)\nA period of 4 years is prescribed.\n\nAccreditation—education programs Part 3\nSection 19\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\npage 19\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 3 Accreditation—education\nprograms\n19 Education programs register—Act, s 71 (4)\nThe following details are prescribed:\n(a) details about course content of the education program;\n(b) details that the education provider for the education program\nasks the institute to not make available to the public.\nExamples—par (b)\n1 details that are the intellectual property of the education provider\n2 details that are commercial-in-confidence for the education provider\n20 Grounds for suspending or cancelling accreditation—Act,\ns 81 (b)\nThe following circumstances are prescribed:\n(a) the education provider for the education program does not have\nthe educational or management capacity to provide the\neducation program;\n(b) the method of delivery is not suitable for the education program.\n\nPart 3A Notification and review of decisions\nSection 20A\npage 20 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\nR14\n19/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nPart 3A Notification and review of\ndecisions\n20A Meaning of reviewable decision––pt 3A\nIn this part:\nreviewable decision means a decision mentioned in schedule 1,\ncolumn 3 under a provision of this regulation mentioned in column 2\nin relation to the decision.\n20B Reviewable decision notices\nIf the institute makes a reviewable decision, the institute must give a\nreviewable decision notice to each entity mentioned in schedule 1,\ncolumn 4 in relation to the decision.\n20C Applications for review\nAn entity mentioned in schedule 1, column 4 in relation to a\nreviewable decision may apply to the ACAT for a review of the\ndecision.\n\nReviewable decisions Schedule 1\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\npage 21\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nSchedule 1 Reviewable decisions\n(see pt 3A)\ncolumn 1\nitem\ncolumn 2\nsection\ncolumn 3\ndecision\ncolumn 4\nentity\n1 18E (1) (b) refuse to grant certification person refused\ncertification\n\nDictionary\npage 22 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\nR14\n19/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nDictionary\n(see s 3)\nNote 1 The Legislation Act contains definitions and other provisions relevant to\nthis regulation.\nNote 2 For example, the Legislation Act, dict, pt 1, defines the following term:\n• home address.\nNote 3 Terms used in this regulation have the same meaning that they have in\nthe ACT Teacher Quality Institute Act 2010 (see Legislation Act, s 148).\nFor example, the following terms are defined in the ACT Teacher Quality\nInstitute Act 2010, dict:\n• Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander person\n• accredited\n• education program\n• full registration\n• institute\n• permit to teach\n• pre-service teacher education program\n• provisional registration\n• registration\n• school\n• teachers register (see s 42)\n• working with vulnerable people registration.\naccredited under a corresponding law, for part 2 (Registration and\npermits to teach)—see section 5A.\neducation and care service, for part 2 (Registration and permits to\nteach)—see section 5A.\nhigher education award, for part 2 (Registration and permits to\nteach)—see the Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency\nAct 2011 (Cwlth), section 5.\nhigher education program, for part 2 (Registration and permits to\nteach)—see section 5A.\n\nDictionary\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\npage 23\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nIELTS test, for part 2 (Registration and permits to teach)—see\nsection 5A.\nprofessional education or development—means continuing\nprofessional learning or development required by the institute in a\ndirection under the Act, section 38 (3).\nrecognised country, for part 2 (Registration and permits to teach)—\nsee section 5A.\nretiree teacher, for part 2 (Registration and permits to teach)—see\nsection 5A.\nreviewable decision—for part 3A (Notification and review of\ndecisions)––see section 20A.\nstandard means a standard determined under the Act, section 97\n(Determination of standards).\nteacher—for part 2A (Assessment and certification of teachers as\nhighly accomplished or lead teachers)––see section 18C.\nteaching in Australia or New Zealand, for part 2 (Registration and\npermits to teach)—see section 5A.\n\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\npage 24 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\nR14\n19/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEndnotes\n1 About the endnotes\nAmending and modifying laws are annotated in the legislation history and the\namendment history. Current modifications are not included in the republished law\nbut are set out in the endnotes.\nNot all editorial amendments made under the Legislation Act 2001, part 11.3 are\nannotated in the amendment history. Full details of any amendments can be\nobtained from the Parliamentary Counsel’s Office.\nUncommenced amending laws are not included in the republished law. The details\nof these laws are underlined in the legislation history. Uncommenced expiries are\nunderlined in the legislation history and amendment history.\nIf all the provisions of the law have been renumbered, a table of renumbered\nprovisions gives details of previous and current numbering.\nThe endnotes also include a table of earlier republications.\n2 Abbreviation key\nA = Act NI = Notifiable instrument\nAF = Approved form o = order\nam = amended om = omitted/repealed\namdt = amendment ord = ordinance\nAR = Assembly resolution orig = original\nch = chapter par = paragraph/subparagraph\nCN = Commencement notice pres = present\ndef = definition prev = previous\nDI = Disallowable instrument (prev...) = previously\ndict = dictionary pt = part\ndisallowed = disallowed by the Legislative r = rule/subrule\nAssembly reloc = relocated\ndiv = division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired R[X] = Republication No\nGaz = gazette RI = reissue\nhdg = heading s = section/subsection\nIA = Interpretation Act 1967 sch = schedule\nins = inserted/added sdiv = subdivision\nLA = Legislation Act 2001 SL = Subordinate law\nLR = legislation register sub = substituted\nLRA = Legislation (Republication) Act 1996 underlining = whole or part not commenced\nmod = modified/modification or to be expired\n\nEndnotes\nLegislation history 3\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\npage 25\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n3 Legislation history\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010 SL2010-53\nnotified LR 23 December 2010\ns 1, s 2 commenced 23 December 2010 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 January 2011 (s 2 and see ACT Teacher\nQuality Institute Act 2010 A2010-55, s 2 and CN2010-18)\nas amended by\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Amendment Regulation 2011 (No 1)\nSL2011-24\nnotified LR 5 August 2011\ns 1, s 2 commenced 5 August 2011 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 6 August 2011 (s 2)\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Amendment Act 2011 A2011-34 s 20\nnotified LR 5 September 2011\ns 1, s 2 commenced 5 September 2011 (LA s 75 (1))\ns 20 commenced 4 October 2011 (s 2 and CN2011-10)\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2011 (No 3) A2011-52 sch 3 pt 3.3\nnotified LR 28 November 2011\ns 1, s 2 commenced 28 November 2011 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 3 pt 3.3 commenced 12 December 2011 (s 2)\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Amendment Regulation 2013 (No 1)\nSL2013-26\nnotified LR 31 October 2013\ns 1, s 2 commenced 31 October 2013 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 1 November 2013 (s 2)\nTraining and Tertiary Education Amendment Act 2014 A2014-48 sch 1\npt 1.1\nnotified LR 6 November 2014\ns 1, s 2 commenced 6 November 2014 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 1 pt 1.1 commenced 20 November 2014 (s 2)\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Amendment Act 2019 A2019-26 pt 3\nnotified LR 28 August 2019\ns 1, s 2 commenced 28 August 2019 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 3 commenced 29 August 2019 (s 2 (1))\n\nEndnotes\n3 Legislation history\npage 26 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\nR14\n19/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Amendment Act 2023 A2023-38 pt 3\nnotified LR 29 September 2023\ns 1, s 2 commenced 29 September 2023 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 3 commenced 30 September 2023 (s 2)\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Amendment Regulation 2023 (No 1)\nSL2023-32\nnotified LR 30 November 2023\ns 1, s 2 taken to have commenced 1 October 2023 (LA s 75 (2))\nss 3-7, s 12 taken to have commenced 1 October 2023 (s 2 (1))\nss 8-11 commenced 1 December 2023 (s 2 (2))\nremainder commenced 1 April 2024 (s 2 (3))\nEducation (Early Childhood) Legislation Amendment Act 2023\nA2023-54 pt 3\nnotified LR 11 December 2023\ns 1, s 2 commenced 11 December 2023 (LA s 75 (1))\npt 3 commenced 1 April 2024 (s 2 (3))\nStatute Law Amendment Act 2025 A2025-29 sch 4 pt 4.5\nnotified LR 6 November 2025\ns 1, s 2 commenced 6 November 2025 (LA s 75 (1))\nsch 4 pt 4.5 commenced 6 December 2025 (s 2 (5))\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Amendment Regulation 2025 (No 1)\nSL2025-27\nnotified LR 11 December 2025\ns 1, s 2 commenced 11 December 2025 (LA s 75 (1))\nremainder commenced 19 January 2026 (s 2)\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\npage 27\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n4 Amendment history\nCommencement\ns 2 om LA s 89 (4)\nDefinitions—pt 2\ns 5A ins A2023-54 s 69\nam SL2025-27 s 5\ndef accredited under a corresponding law ins A2023-54\ns 69\ndef education and care service ins SL2025-27 s 4\ndef higher education award ins A2023-54 s 69\ndef higher education program ins A2023-54 s 69\ndef IELTS test ins A2023-54 s 69\ndef recognised country ins A2023-54 s 69\ndef retiree teacher ins SL2025-27 s 4\ndef teaching in Australia or New Zealand ins SL2025-27 s 4\nApplication for registration or permit to teach—details—Act, s 30 (2) (a)\ns 6 am A2019-26 s 27, s 28; A2023-54 s 70; SL2025-27 s 6\nEligibility for full registration—teaching qualifications—Act, s 32 (1) (a)\ns 7 hdg sub A2019-26 s 29\ns 7 am A2014-48 amdt 1.1, amdt 1.2; A2019-26 s 30\nom A2023-54 s 71\nEligibility for full registration—experience, skills, etc—Act, s 32 (1) (a) (ii)\ns 8 om A2019-26 s 31\nEligibility for full registration––period of teaching––Act, s 32 (1) (b)\ns 9 sub SL2013-26 s 4\nam A2023-38 s 10; SL2023-32 s 4; A2023-54 s 72, s 73;\nss renum R12 LA; SL2025-27 ss 7-10; ss renum R14 LA\nEligibility for full registration––English language skills––Act, s 32 (1) (c)\ns 10 sub SL2013-26 s 4\nam SL2023-32 s 5\nom A2023-54 s 74\nEligibility for full registration––other requirements––Act, s 32 (1) (g)\ns 10A ins SL2013-26 s 4\nam SL2025-27 s 11\nEligibility for provisional registration—teaching qualifications—Act,\ns 33 (1) (a)\ns 11 om A2019-26 s 31\nins SL2023-32 s 6\nexp 31 March 2024 (s 11 (3))\nins A2023-54 s 75\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 28 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\nR14\n19/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nEligibility for provisional registration—English language communication\nrequirements—s 33 (1) (b)\ns 12 sub SL2013-26 s 5\nam SL2023-32 s 7, s 8\nsub A2023-54 s 75\nEligibility for provisional registration––other requirements––Act, s 33 (1) (f)\ns 12A ins SL2013-26 s 5\nam SL2025-27 s 12\nEligibility for early childhood teacher registration—teaching qualifications—\nAct, s 33A (a)\ns 12B ins A2023-54 s 76\nEligibility for early childhood teacher registration—English language\ncommunication requirements—Act, s 33A (b)\ns 12C ins A2023-54 s 76\nEligibility for early childhood teacher registration––other requirements––Act,\ns 33A (e)\ns 12D ins SL2025-27 s 13\nAdditional eligibility requirements for permit to teach––English language\nskills––Act, s 35 (1) (a)\ns 13 sub SL2013-26 s 5\nam SL2023-32 s 9, s 10; pars renum R11 LA; A2023-54 s 77,\ns 78; SL2025-27 s 14\nEligibility for permit to teach—other requirements—Act, s 35 (1) (d)\ns 14 om SL2023-32 s 11\nTeachers register––other details––Act, s 43 (1) (o)\ns 14A ins SL2013-26 s 6\nsub SL2025-27 s 15\nTerm of registration and permit to teach—Act, s 47 (1) (a)\ns 15 am SL2013-26 s 7\nsub A2023-38 s 11\nam SL2025-27 s 16\nPermit to teach—renewal period—Act, s 47 (4)\ns 16 sub SL2013-26 s 8; A2023-38 s 11\nRenewal of full registration—period of teaching—Act, s 51 (5) (a) (i)\ns 17 sub A2023-38 s 11\nam SL2023-32 s 12, s 13; A2023-54 s 79; ss renum R12 LA;\nSL2025-27 ss 17-19; ss renum R14 LA\nTerm of permit to teach—Act, s 49 (2)\ns 18 om A2023-38 s 11\n\nEndnotes\nAmendment history 4\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\npage 29\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nRenewal of registration––professional education or development––Act,\ns 51 (5) (c)\ns 18A ins SL2013-26 s 9\nam SL2025-27 ss 20-22\nRenewal of permits to teach––professional education or development––Act,\ns 53 (5) (c)\ns 18B ins SL2013-26 s 9\nam SL2025-27 s 23\nAssessment and certification of teachers as highly accomplished or lead\nteachers\npt 2A hdg ins SL2013-26 s 10\nMeaning of teacher––pt 2A\ns 18C ins SL2013-26 s 10\nApplication for certification\ns 18D ins SL2013-26 s 10\nam A2025-29 amdt 4.5\nDecision about certification\ns 18E ins SL2013-26 s 10\nCertification guidelines\ns 18F ins SL2013-26 s 10\nam A2025-29 amdt 4.5\nPeriod of certification\ns 18G ins SL2013-26 s 10\nApproval for professional experience\npt 2B hdg ins A2019-26 s 32\nProfessional experience approval—application details—Act, s 70G (2) (a)\ns 18H ins A2019-26 s 32\nProfessional experience approval—optional application details—Act,\ns 70G (3)\ns 18I ins A2019-26 s 32\nProfessional experience approval—period of approval—Act, s 70G (5) (b) (iv)\ns 18J ins A2019-26 s 32\nNotification and review of decisions\npt 3A hdg ins SL2013-26 s 11\nMeaning of reviewable decision––pt 3A\ns 20A ins SL2013-26 s 11\nReviewable decision notices\ns 20B ins SL2013-26 s 11\nam A2025-29 amdt 4.5\n\nEndnotes\n4 Amendment history\npage 30 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\nR14\n19/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nApplications for review\ns 20C ins SL2013-26 s 11\nam A2025-29 amdt 4.5\nTransitional\npt 4 hdg exp 1 January 2014 (s 24)\nTeachers currently teaching—Act, s 151 (2) (a)\ns 21 exp 1 January 2014 (s 24)\nTeachers permitted to teach––Act, s 151A\ns 21A ins A2011-34 s 20\nexp 1 January 2014 (s 24)\nEducation providers currently providing education programs—Act,\ns 152 (2) (a)\ns 22 exp 1 January 2014 (s 24)\nModification of Act, pt 15—Act, s 153 (2)\ns 23 ins SL2011-24 s 4\nexp 1 January 2014 (s 24)\nExpiry—pt 4\ns 24 ins A2011-52 amdt 3.7\nexp 1 January 2014 (s 24)\nReviewable decisions\nsch 1 ins SL2013-26 s 12\nDictionary\ndict am SL2013-26 s 13; A2019-26 ss 33-35\ndef accredited under a corresponding law ins A2023-54\ns 80\ndef education and care service ins SL2025-27 s 24\ndef higher education award ins A2023-54 s 80\ndef higher education program ins A2023-54 s 80\ndef IELTS test ins SL2013-26 s 14\nsub A2023-54 s 81\ndef professional education or development ins SL2013-26\ns 14\ndef recognised country ins A2023-54 s 82\ndef retiree teacher ins SL2025-27 s 24\ndef reviewable decision ins SL2013-26 s 14\ndef standard am SL2013-26 s 15\ndef teacher ins SL2013-26 s 16\ndef teaching in Australia or New Zealand ins SL2025-27\ns 24\n\nEndnotes\nEarlier republications 5\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\npage 31\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n5 Earlier republications\nSome earlier republications were not numbered. The number in column 1 refers to\nthe publication order.\nSince 12 September 2001 every authorised republication has been published in\nelectronic pdf format on the ACT legislation register. A selection of authorised\nrepublications have also been published in printed format. These republications are\nmarked with an asterisk (*) in column 1. Electronic and printed versions of an\nauthorised republication are identical.\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR1\n1 Jan 2011\n1 Jan 2011–\n5 Aug 2011\nnot amended new regulation\nR2\n6 Aug 2011\n6 Aug 2011–\n3 Oct 2011\nSL2011-24 amendments by\nSL2011-24\nR3\n4 Oct 2011\n4 Oct 2011–\n11 Dec 2011\nA2011-34 amendments by\nA2011-34\nR4\n12 Dec 2011\n12 Dec 2011–\n31 Oct 2013\nA2011-52 amendments by\nA2011-52\nR5\n1 Nov 2013\n1 Nov 2013–\n1 Jan 2014\nSL2013-26 amendments by\nSL2013-26\nR6\n2 Jan 2014\n2 Jan 2014–\n19 Nov 2014\nSL2013-26 expiry of\ntransitional\nprovision (pt 4)\nR7\n20 Nov 2014\n20 Nov 2014–\n28 Aug 2019\nA2014-48 amendments by\nA2014-48\nR8\n29 Aug 2019\n29 Aug 2019–\n29 Sept 2023\nA2019-26 amendments by\nA2019-26\nR9\n30 Sept 2023\n30 Sept 2023–\n30 Sept 2023\nA2023-38 amendments by\nA2023-38\nR10\n30 Nov 2023\n1 Oct 2023–\n30 Nov 2023\nSL2023-32 retrospective\namendments by\nSL2023-32\n\nEndnotes\n5 Earlier republications\npage 32 ACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\nR14\n19/01/26\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\nRepublication\nNo and date\nEffective Last\namendment\nmade by\nRepublication\nfor\nR11\n1 Dec 2023\n1 Dec 2023–\n31 Mar 2024\nSL2023-32 amendments by\nSL2023-32\nR12\n1 Apr 2024\n1 Apr 2024–\n5 Dec 2025\nA2023-54 amendments by\nSL2023-32 and\nA2023-54 and\nexpiry of provision\n(s 11)\nR13\n6 Dec 2025\n6 Dec 2025–\n18 Jan 2026\nA2025-29 amendments by\nA2025-29\n\nEndnotes\nExpired transitional or validating provisions 6\nR14\n19/01/26\nACT Teacher Quality Institute Regulation 2010\nEffective: 19/01/26\npage 33\nAuthorised by the ACT Parliamentary Counsel—also accessible at www.legislation.act.gov.au\n6 Expired transitional or validating provisions\nThis Act may be affected by transitional or validating provisions that have expired.\nThe expiry does not affect any continuing operation of the provisions (see\nLegislation Act 2001, s 88 (1)).\nExpired provisions are removed from the republished law when the expiry takes\neffect and are listed in the amendment history using the abbreviation ‘exp’ followed\nby the date of the expiry.\nTo find the expired provisions see the version of this Act before the expiry took\neffect. The ACT legislation register has point-in-time versions of this Act.\n© Australian Capital Territory 2026","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"issue_detection":{"absurdities":[],"contradictions":[]},"flash_summary_failed":{"failed":true,"reason":"A positive credit balance is required for all requests, including BYOK, so fallback providers remain available. Add credits at https://vercel.com/d?to=%2F%5Bteam%5D%2F%7E%2Fai%3Fmodal%3Dtop-up to continue.","source":"analysis-cron"},"flash_summary":{"complexity_score":6,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation's scope has expanded since first made. Recent amendments introduced or clarified an early‑childhood teacher registration stream (ss 12B–12D; A2023-54), added a retiree‑teacher category and related limits on days taught (s 5A; s 10A(2); SL2025-27), set out a certification pathway for highly accomplished/lead teachers (pt 2A, ss 18C–18G; SL2013-26, amended A2025-29), and added professional‑experience approval and program register rules (ss 18H–18J, s 19). Multiple amendments also adjusted English‑language, renewal and professional‑development requirements (see amendment history entries A2023-54, SL2023-32, SL2025-27, A2025-29)."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple registration categories and conditional pathways (full, provisional, early childhood, permit to teach, retiree teacher) with different eligibility and renewal calculations (see ss 9, 11, 12B–12D, 15–18).","Numerous quantitative rules using days/hours and pro rata calculations for experience and professional development, which require administrative computation and record-keeping (see ss 9, 17, 18A, 18B).","Substantial administrative discretion vested in the Institute to assess equivalence, grant waivers, approve retiree teachers and accept alternative evidence (see s 5A(2); s 9(4)–(6); s 13(2); s 18E(3)).","Detailed English-language testing standards and equivalence determinations (IELTS band thresholds and institute‑satisfied equivalents) across registration, permits and early childhood registration (see ss 5A, 12, 12C, 13).","Cross-references to other laws and external decision‑makers (Education and Care Services National Law, TEQSA Act, Criminal Code) that create interpretive and evidentiary dependencies (see dict, s 5, notes).","Regulatory layering: notifiable instruments (certification guidelines), registers with public and non‑public fields, and confidentiality exceptions increase procedural complexity (see ss 18F(1)–(2), 19).","Targeted review rights limited to specified decisions and routed to ACAT; only named entities receive reviewable‑decision notices (see pt 3A, ss 20A–20C, schedule 1).","Frequent amendments and staged commencements recorded in the amendment history increase the need for point‑in‑time reading (see Endnotes/Amendment history)."],"plain_english_summary":"**This regulation prescribes operational rules for teacher registration, permits, certification, professional‑experience approvals and accreditation in the ACT.** It sets application details, eligibility tests (including English standards), renewal terms, professional‑development requirements and registers, affecting individual teachers (including a retiree‑teacher category), pre‑service students and education providers and determining who may challenge decisions by ACAT."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":4,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulation has grown significantly beyond its original 2010 scope. Originally focused on basic teacher registration, it now includes: early childhood teacher registration (added 2023), a comprehensive certification system for highly accomplished/lead teachers (Part 2A added 2013), professional experience approval for student teachers (Part 2B added 2019), and special 'retiree teacher' provisions (added 2025). The English language requirements have become more complex with multiple pathways and equivalency assessments. The regulation has evolved from simple administrative rules to a comprehensive professional standards framework."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple overlapping categories of registration (full, provisional, early childhood, permit to teach, retiree teacher) each with slightly different requirements","Extensive cross-referencing to the parent Act (ACT Teacher Quality Institute Act 2010) and external laws like the Education and Care Services National Law","Complex conditional logic for English language requirements with multiple pathways (IELTS scores, study in recognised countries, equivalent tests)","Nested exceptions for retiree teachers throughout (reduced teaching days, reduced professional development, caps on days worked)","Pro rata calculations for renewal requirements based on time periods","Definition of 'permit to teach' includes 8 different interstate/NZ equivalents that must be tracked","Schedule 1 creates reviewable decisions framework linking to ACAT (ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal)"],"plain_english_summary":"This regulation sets the rules for who can teach in ACT schools and early childhood centres—covering registration, temporary permits, certification for advanced teachers, student placements, and university program accreditation. It applies to aspiring, interstate/overseas, returning (retiree) and experienced teachers, schools, and teacher-education providers.\n\nIt matters because it enforces minimum standards on qualifications, English proficiency and professional development, and creates pathways (including limited re-entry for retirees) to maintain teacher quality and address workforce needs."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/act-teacher-quality-institute-regulation-2010","history":"/api/acts/act-teacher-quality-institute-regulation-2010/history","analysis":"/api/acts/act-teacher-quality-institute-regulation-2010/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/act-teacher-quality-institute-regulation-2010/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/act-teacher-quality-institute-regulation-2010/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/act-teacher-quality-institute-regulation-2010/documents"}}