{"id":"teacher-registration-northern-territory-regulations-2004","name":"TEACHER REGISTRATION (NORTHERN TERRITORY) REGULATIONS 2004","slug":"teacher-registration-northern-territory-regulations-2004","collection":"regulation","jurisdiction":"nt","status":"in_force","isInForce":true,"actNumber":null,"makingDate":null,"administeringDepartment":null,"currentVersion":{"id":177163,"registerId":"nt-teacher-registration-northern-territory-regulations-2004-current","compilationNumber":null,"startDate":"2026-04-05","status":"InForce","reasons":null,"registeredAt":null},"sections":[{"sectionNumber":"1","sectionType":"section","heading":"TEACHER REGISTRATION (NORTHERN TERRITORY) REGULATIONS 2004","content":"NORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\nTEACHER REGISTRATION (NORTHERN TERRITORY)\nREGULATIONS 2004\nAs in force at 6 December 2025\nTable of provisions\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Citation ............................................................................................ 1\n2 Commencement .............................................................................. 1\n2AA Definition.......................................................................................... 1\nPart 2 Matters relating to registration and\nauthorisations\n2A Sexual offences ............................................................................... 1\n3 Attendance at meetings ................................................................... 3\n4 Prescribed qualifications for registration .......................................... 3\n5 Competence to teach ...................................................................... 4\n6 Professional experience and currency of practice for full\nregistration ....................................................................................... 6\n7 Prescribed periods for terms of registration ..................................... 7\n8 Renewal of registration .................................................................... 7\n9 Professional teaching standards and other professional\nstandards ......................................................................................... 7\n9A Prescribed accreditation standards ................................................. 7\n10 Registration fees.............................................................................. 7\n11 Application fees ............................................................................... 8\nPart 3 Transitional matters for Teacher\nRegistration (Northern Territory)\nAmendment Act 2010\n12 Definitions ........................................................................................ 9\n13 Registration ..................................................................................... 9\n14 Interim certificate of registration..................................................... 10\n15 Application for registration ............................................................. 10\n16 Complaints and disciplinary proceedings ...................................... 10\n17 Appeals.......................................................................................... 11\n18 Disqualified teachers ..................................................................... 11\n19 Authorisation.................................................................................. 11\n20 Application for authorisation .......................................................... 12\n21 Qualifications for registration for currently registered teachers ...... 12\n22 Qualifications for registration for formerly registered teachers....... 12\n23 Board may give information about matters under old Act .............. 13\n\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations 2004 ii\nSchedule Application fees\nENDNOTES\n\nNORTHERN TERRITORY OF AUSTRALIA\n____________________\nAs in force at 6 December 2025\n____________________\nTEACHER REGISTRATION (NORTHERN TERRITORY)\nREGULATIONS 2004\nRegulations under the Teacher Registration (Northern Territory)\nAct 2004\nPart 1 Preliminary matters\n1 Citation\nThese Regulations may be cited as the Teacher Registration\n(Northern Territory) Regulations 2004.\n2 Commencement\nThese Regulations come into operation on the commencement of\nsection 4 of the Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Act 2004.\n2AA Definition\nIn these Regulations:\nnational regulations means the Education and Care Services\nNational Regulations made under the Education and Care Services\nNational Law (NT).\nPart 2 Matters relating to registration and\nauthorisations\n2A Sexual offences\n(1) For section 4 of the Act, definition sexual offence, the following\noffences against the Criminal Code are prescribed:\n(a) an offence against Part V, Division 2 or section 201, 202B,\n202C, 202D, 208AAB, 208AB, 208AC or Part VIA, Division 2,\n3, 4, 5, 6 or 7 of the Criminal Code;\n\nPart 2 Matters relating to registration and authorisations\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations 2004 2\n(b) an offence against Part V, Division 2 or section 188(2)(k), 192\nor 192B of the Criminal Code as in force before the\ncommencement of Part 2 of the Criminal Justice Legislation\nAmendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023.\n(2) In addition, the following offences under the Criminal Code\nAct 1995 (Cth) are prescribed:\n(a) an offence against sections 268.14 to 268.19;\n(b) an offence against sections 268.59 to 268.64;\n(c) an offence against sections 268.82 to 268.87;\n(d) an offence against section 270.6A(1) – if the forced labour is\nsexual servitude;\n(e) an offence against section 270.6A(2) – if the business involves\nsexual servitude;\n(f) an offence against section 270.7 – if the labour or service is\nsexual servitude;\n(g) an offence against any of the following – if the offence relates\nto sexual services:\n(i) section 271.2;\n(ii) section 271.4;\n(iii) section 271.5;\n(iv) section 271.7;\n(h) an offence against sections 272.8 to 272.15, 272.19, 273.5 to\n273.7, 471.16, 471.17, 471.19, 471.20, 471.22, 471.24 to\n471.26, 474.19, 474.20, 474.22, 474.23, 474.24A, 474.25A,\n474.25B, 474.25C, 474.26, 474.27 or 474.27A.\n(3) Also, an offence against section 233BAB of the Customs Act 1901\n(Cth) – if the tier 2 goods were items of child pornography or child\nabuse material – is prescribed.\n(4) Further, an offence of doing any of the following in relation to an\noffence mentioned in this regulation, or an equivalent offence,\nwhether within the Territory or elsewhere, is prescribed:\n(a) counselling or procuring;\n(b) aiding or abetting the commission of;\n\nPart 2 Matters relating to registration and authorisations\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations 2004 3\n(ba) incitement to commit;\n(c) conspiring to commit;\n(d) attempting to commit;\n(e) any other act preparatory to the commission of the offence;\n(f) being an accessory after the fact.\n3 Attendance at meetings\nFor section 18(2) of the Act, the Board will reimburse a school the\nexpense incurred after receipt of an invoice from the school\ndetailing the expense.\n4 Prescribed qualifications for registration\n(1) For section 30(a) of the Act, this regulation prescribes the\nqualifications a person is required to hold for registration as a\nteacher.\n(2) A person holds the qualifications required for registration if:\n(a) the person holds a qualification awarded on completion of:\n(i) a teacher education course provided in the Territory that\nis accredited by the Board under section 74 of the Act; or\n(ii) a teacher education course provided in a recognised\njurisdiction that is:\n(A) accredited (however described) by the\naccreditation body of the recognised jurisdiction,\nusing the accreditation standards mentioned in\nregulation 9A; or\n(B) otherwise approved by the registration authority of\nthe recognised jurisdiction as qualifying persons for\nregistration as a teacher in that jurisdiction; or\n(b) the person holds an approved early childhood teaching\nqualification under the national regulations; or\n(c) the person holds one or more qualifications (an equivalent\nqualification) awarded by a higher education institution that\nthe Board is satisfied is substantially equivalent to a\nqualification awarded on completion of an accredited teacher\neducation course referred to in paragraph (a)(i); or\n\nPart 2 Matters relating to registration and authorisations\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations 2004 4\n(d) the person:\n(i) holds a qualification (a historic qualification), other\nthan a qualification referred to in paragraph (a) or (c),\nthat was previously accepted or recognised under the\nAct or a corresponding law as qualifying the person for\nregistration (however described) as a teacher; and\n(ii) was previously registered as a teacher under the Act or\na corresponding law on the basis of holding that historic\nqualification; and\n(iii) has prior teaching experience that the Board considers\nis sufficient to qualify the person for registration as a\nteacher.\n(3) Without limiting subregulation (2)(c), an equivalent qualification held\nby the person may be one or more qualifications obtained by the\nperson on completion of one or more courses of study provided by\na higher education institution in a jurisdiction that is not a\nrecognised jurisdiction.\n(4) In making a decision under subregulation (2)(c), the Board must\ntake into account whether the qualification has been accepted by a\nregistration authority in a recognised jurisdiction as a qualification\nfor registration as a teacher in the recognised jurisdiction.\n(5) In this regulation:\naccreditation body, for a recognised jurisdiction, means the\nregistration authority or other statutory body that is responsible\nunder the law of the jurisdiction for accrediting teacher education\ncourses.\napproved early childhood teaching qualification, see\nregulation 4(1) of the national regulations.\nrecognised jurisdiction means a State or another Territory of the\nCommonwealth or New Zealand.\n5 Competence to teach\n(1) For section 30(c) of the Act, in deciding whether a person is\ncompetent to teach, the Board must take into account whether the\nperson:\n(a) is able to teach in accordance with the professional teaching\nstandards approved by the Board under regulation 9; and\n(b) is proficient in the English language.\n\nPart 2 Matters relating to registration and authorisations\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations 2004 5\n(2) For section 42(2)(b) of the Act, in deciding whether an unregistered\nperson is competent to teach each subject at a level as specified in\nan application for authorisation in relation to the person, the Board\nmust take into account whether the person:\n(a) is able to teach the subject at the level specified in accordance\nwith the professional teaching standards approved by the\nBoard under regulation 9; and\n(b) subject to subregulation (3), is proficient in the English\nlanguage.\n(3) The Board may decide that an unregistered person who is not\nproficient in English is competent to teach if the only subject the\nunregistered person will teach under the authorisation is the\nteaching of a language other than English.\n(4) For subregulation (1)(b) or (2)(b), in considering whether a person\nis proficient in the English language, the Board must have regard\nto:\n(a) for an application for registration – whether the person's\nqualifications for registration were awarded by an institution in\nany of the following countries (a relevant country) and\nwhether the person undertook their studies in that country:\n(i) Australia, English-speaking Canada, Ireland, New\nZealand, the United Kingdom or the United States of\nAmerica;\n(ii) another country approved by the Board by Gazette\nnotice; or\n(b) the person's results in an English language test approved by\nthe Board under subregulation (6); or\n(c) whether the person:\n(i) holds any qualifications (other than a qualification\nreferred to in paragraph (a)) awarded by a higher\neducation institution in a relevant country; or\n(ii) has prior work or academic experience in a relevant\ncountry.\n(5) In addition to the matters specified in subregulation (4), the Board\nmay have regard to any other matter or circumstance that the\nBoard considers relevant to demonstrating the person is proficient\nin the English language.\n\nPart 2 Matters relating to registration and authorisations\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations 2004 6\n(6) For subregulation (4)(b), the Board may, by written notice published\non the Board's website, approve an English language test for\nassessing a person's proficiency in the English language.\n6 Professional experience and currency of practice for full\nregistration\n(1) For section 30(d) of the Act, the prescribed professional experience\nand currency of practice for a person applying for full registration or\na renewal of full registration, is:\n(a) the completion, within the 5 year period immediately before\nthe application date, of at least 100 days full-time service (or\nthe equivalent part-time service) as a principal (however\ndescribed) or teacher at a school in Australia or New Zealand;\nor\n(b) the completion, within the 5 year period immediately before\nthe application date, of at least 100 days full-time service (or\nthe equivalent part-time service) at a place in Australia or New\nZealand, other than a school, undertaking duties that include:\n(i) the delivery of an educational program designed to\nimplement an approved curriculum; or\n(ii) the assessment of student participation in an educational\nprogram designed to implement an approved curriculum;\nor\n(iii) the administration, at any level, of an educational\nprogram designed to implement an approved curriculum.\n(2) The duties mentioned in subregulation (1)(b) do not include duties\nperformed by support staff (including, for example, teacher's aides,\nteacher's assistants, student teachers and unpaid volunteers).\n(3) In this regulation:\napproved curriculum means any of the following:\n(a) the Australian Curriculum;\n(b) the Early Years Learning Framework;\n(c) the Northern Territory Certificate of Education and Training;\n(d) a curriculum that:\n(i) is implemented at a place outside the Territory; and\n\nPart 2 Matters relating to registration and authorisations\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations 2004 7\n(ii) is equivalent to the curriculum mentioned in\nparagraph (c);\n(e) the International Baccalaureate;\n(f) the Australian Steiner Curriculum Framework;\n(g) the Cambridge IGCSE;\n(h) another curriculum approved by the Minister by Gazette\nnotice.\n7 Prescribed periods for terms of registration\n(1) For section 36(2A)(a)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed period for full\nregistration is 6 years.\n(2) For section 36(2A)(b)(ii) of the Act, the prescribed period for\nprovisional registration is 4 years.\n8 Renewal of registration\nFor section 37(2)(a) of the Act, an application for renewal of\nregistration must be made within the 3 month period ending on the\ndate the applicant's registration ends.\n9 Professional teaching standards and other professional\nstandards\n(1) For section 81(2)(a) of the Act, the Board may, by Gazette notice,\napprove professional teaching standards and other professional\nstandards.\n(2) The standards may apply, adopt or incorporate (with or without\nchanges) the whole or part of a document as in force or existing at\na particular time or from time to time.\n9A Prescribed accreditation standards\nFor section 74(4)(ab) of the Act, the document entitled Accreditation\nof initial teacher education programs in Australia: Standards and\nProcedures, as published from time to time by the Australian\nInstitute for Teaching and School Leadership Limited, is prescribed\nas the accreditation standards.\n10 Registration fees\n(1) For section 40A of the Act, the registration fee is 75 revenue units\nfor each registration year of the registered teacher's term of\nregistration.\n\nPart 2 Matters relating to registration and authorisations\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations 2004 8\n(2) The registration fee for the first registration year of the term of\nregistration must be paid when the application for registration or\nrenewal of registration is made.\n(3) If the Board grants registration or a renewal of registration for a\nterm of 2 or more registration years, the Board must:\n(a) fix the due date for payment of the registration fee for each\nregistration year after the first registration year (a subsequent\nregistration year); and\n(b) give the registered teacher a written notice specifying those\ndates.\n(4) The registration fee for each subsequent registration year of the\nterm of registration must be paid by no later than the due date for\npayment specified for the registration year in the notice given to the\nregistered teacher under subregulation (3).\n(5) In this regulation:\nregistration year, of a term of registration, means:\n(a) each year in the term of registration; and\n(b) if the term of registration is for, or includes, a part of a year –\nthe part of the year.\n11 Application fees\n(1) A person who makes an application specified in the Schedule,\ncolumn 1, must pay the application fee specified opposite the\napplication in column 2.\nNote for subregulation (1)\nA person who applies for registration or a renewal of registration is also required\nto pay a registration fee under regulation 10(2)(a).\n(2) The Board may, wholly or partly, waive a fee due under the Act.\n\nPart 3 Transitional matters for Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Amendment\nAct 2010\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations 2004 9\nPart 3 Transitional matters for Teacher Registration\n(Northern Territory) Amendment Act 2010\n12 Definitions\nIn this Part:\namending Act means the Teacher Registration (Northern Territory)\nAmendment Act 2010.\ncommencement means the commencement of the amending Act.\nnew Act means the Teacher Registration (Northern Territory)\nAct 2004 as in force immediately after the commencement.\nold Act means the Teacher Registration (Northern Territory)\nAct 2004 as in force immediately before the commencement.\n13 Registration\n(1) A person who, immediately before the commencement, was\nregistered under the old Act is, subject to payment of registration\nfees in accordance with regulation 10, taken to hold full registration\nunder the new Act:\n(a) from the commencement to 31 December 2015; and\n(b) on the same conditions as were imposed on the person's\nregistration under the old Act.\n(2) To avoid doubt:\n(a) subregulation (1) applies even if, immediately before the\ncommencement, the person's registration was suspended\nunder the old Act; and\n(b) the suspension continues to have effect despite\nsubregulation (1).\n(3) A certificate of registration issued to the person under the old Act\nthat was in force immediately before the commencement is taken to\nbe a certificate of registration issued to the person under section 40\nof the new Act until the earlier of:\n(a) the expiry date shown on the certificate; or\n(b) 31 December 2011.\n\nPart 3 Transitional matters for Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Amendment\nAct 2010\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations 2004 10\n14 Interim certificate of registration\nAn interim certificate of registration issued to a person under the old\nAct that was in force immediately before the commencement is\ntaken to be an interim certificate of registration issued under\nsection 34 of the new Act that:\n(a) indicates the Director reasonably believes the Board is likely\nto grant the person's application for registration; and\n(b) is in force if the date for the Board to consider the application\nfor registration indicated on the certificate has not passed.\n15 Application for registration\nAn application for registration made under the old Act that had not\nbeen granted or refused before the commencement is to be dealt\nwith as if it were an application for registration under section 33 of\nthe new Act.\n16 Complaints and disciplinary proceedings\n(1) Subregulation (2) applies to the following:\n(a) a written complaint received by the Board under section 50(1)\nof the old Act before the commencement, whether or not a\npreliminary investigation or inquiry has been held in relation to\nthe complaint;\n(b) a matter the Board received notice of before the\ncommencement from another registration authority or under\nsection 52, 53 or 75(2) of the old Act, whether or not a\npreliminary investigation or inquiry has been held in relation to\nthe matter;\n(c) any other matter that:\n(i) was, immediately before the commencement, the\nsubject of a preliminary investigation or inquiry, or a\ndetermination of the Board to hold a preliminary\ninvestigation or inquiry; or\n(ii) has been the subject of a preliminary investigation or\ninquiry if, before the commencement, the Board has not\ntaken any action following the preliminary investigation\nor inquiry.\n(2) The complaint or matter must be dealt with under Part 6 of the old\nAct as if the amending Act had not commenced.\n\nPart 3 Transitional matters for Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Amendment\nAct 2010\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations 2004 11\n(3) To avoid doubt:\n(a) a complaint that could have been made under section 50(1) of\nthe old Act in relation to professional conduct of a teacher or\nauthorised person that occurred before the commencement\nmay be made under section 49(1) of the new Act; and\n(b) a preliminary investigation or inquiry that could have been held\nunder Part 6 of the old Act in relation to a matter that occurred\nbefore the commencement may be held under Part 6 of the\nnew Act.\n17 Appeals\n(1) A person who wishes to appeal against any of the following\ndecisions must institute the appeal under the old Act as if the\namending Act had not commenced:\n(a) a decision of the Board under Part 6 of the old Act;\n(b) a decision of the Board under the old Act to refuse to grant\nregistration to an applicant.\n(2) An appeal instituted under the old Act and not determined by the\ncommencement may be continued and determined under the old\nAct as if the amending Act had not commenced.\n(3) If, under this regulation, a court orders in relation to an appeal that\nan application for registration be granted, or the cancellation of a\nperson's registration be rescinded, the person is to be taken to hold\nfull registration under the new Act.\n18 Disqualified teachers\nFor section 33(1)(b) of the new Act, a person is taken to be\ndisqualified from registration if the person was disqualified from\nbeing registered as a teacher under section 65 of the old Act.\n19 Authorisation\n(1) An authorisation granted under section 43 of the old Act that was in\neffect immediately before the commencement is taken to be an\nauthorisation granted under section 42 of the new Act:\n(a) until the end of the period for which the authorisation was\ngranted under the old Act; and\n(b) on the same conditions as applied to the authorisation under\nthe old Act.\n\nPart 3 Transitional matters for Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Amendment\nAct 2010\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations 2004 12\n(2) To avoid doubt:\n(a) subregulation (1) applies to an authorisation even if,\nimmediately before the commencement, the authorisation was\nsuspended under the old Act; and\n(b) the suspension continues to have effect despite\nsubregulation (1).\n20 Application for authorisation\nAn application for authorisation made under the old Act that had not\nbeen granted or refused before the commencement is to be dealt\nwith as if it were an application for authorisation under section 41 of\nthe new Act.\n21 Qualifications for registration for currently registered teachers\n(1) Subregulation (2) applies to a person who:\n(a) under regulation 13(1) is taken to hold full registration from the\ncommencement; and\n(b) does not hold the qualifications for registration mentioned in\nregulation 4(1).\n(2) The person is taken to hold the qualifications for registration\nmentioned in regulation 4(1) until such time as the person ceases to\nbe registered for 2 years.\n22 Qualifications for registration for formerly registered teachers\n(1) Subregulation (2) applies to a person who:\n(a) was employed in the Territory as a teacher when the 2004 Act\ncommenced; and\n(b) has been registered under the old Act but, immediately before\nthe commencement, was not registered; and\n(c) does not hold the qualifications for registration mentioned in\nregulation 4(1).\n(2) The person is taken to hold the qualifications for registration\nmentioned in regulation 4(1):\n(a) until 31 December 2011; or\n(b) if the person becomes registered on or before that date – until\nsuch time as the person ceases to be registered for 2 years.\n\nPart 3 Transitional matters for Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Amendment\nAct 2010\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations 2004 13\n(3) For subregulation (1)(a), a person is taken to have been employed\nin the Territory as a teacher when the 2004 Act commenced if the\nperson was employed as a relief teacher (whether or not on a\ncasual basis) by a school in the Territory at any time from the\nbeginning of the 2004 school year to the date the 2004 Act\ncommenced.\n(4) In this regulation:\n2004 Act means the Teacher Registration (Northern Territory)\nAct 2004.\n23 Board may give information about matters under old Act\n(1) Under section 40C(2) of the new Act, the Board may notify a person\nof a refusal of an application for registration that occurred under the\nold Act.\n(2) Under section 67(5) of the new Act, the Board may notify a\nregistration authority of an action taken by the Board under the old\nAct.\n(3) Under section 69(6) of the new Act, the Board may advise other\nregistration authorities or employers of a cancellation of registration,\nor revocation of an authorisation, that occurred under the old Act.\n(4) Section 75(1) of the new Act applies if the Board receives a\ncomplaint in relation to a person who was a registered teacher, or in\nrelation to whom an authorisation was in effect, under the old Act.\n\nSchedule Application fees\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations 2004 14\nSchedule Application fees\nregulation 11\nColumn 1\nApplication\nColumn 2\nFee\n1 Application under section 29(1) of\nthe Act to inspect the register or\ncopy or take extracts from the\nregister 23 revenue units\n2 Application for registration under\nsection 33 of the Act:\n(a) by an unregistered person who\nholds a qualification mentioned\nin regulation 4(2)(a)(i)\n(b) by an unregistered person who\nholds any qualification other\nthan a qualification mentioned\nin regulation 4(2)(a)(i)\n(c) by a person who is\nprovisionally registered\nNil\n40 revenue units\nNil\n3 Application for registration under\nthe Mutual Recognition Act 1992\n(Cth) or Trans-Tasman Mutual\nRecognition Act 1997 (Cth) 30 revenue units\n4 Application for renewal of\nregistration under section 37 of the\nAct Nil\n5 Application for authorisation under\nsection 41 of the Act:\n(a) if an authorisation on the same\nterms and in relation to the\nsame person was in effect\nduring the preceding year\nending on the date of the 75 revenue units\n\nSchedule Application fees\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations 2004 15\napplication\n(b) otherwise\n115 revenue units\n6 Application for replacement\ncertificate of registration under\nsection 77 of the Act 23 revenue units\n\nENDNOTES\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations 2004 16\nENDNOTES\n1 KEY Key to abbreviations\namd = amended od = order\napp = appendix om = omitted\nbl = by-law pt = Part\nch = Chapter r = regulation/rule\ncl = clause rem = remainder\ndiv = Division renum = renumbered\nexp = expires/expired rep = repealed\nf = forms s = section\nGaz = Gazette sch = Schedule\nhdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision\nins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation\nlt = long title sub = substituted\nnc = not commenced\n2 LIST OF LEGISLATION\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations (SL No. 33, 2004)\nNotified 20 October 2004\nCommenced 13 September 2004 (r 1 and s 2(1) Teacher Registration\n(Northern Territory) Act 2004 (Act No. 47, 2004))\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Amendment Regulations 2010 (SL No. 17,\n2010)\nNotified 28 July 2010\nCommenced 1 September 2010 (r 2, s 2 Teacher Registration (Northern\nTerritory) Amendment Act 2010 (Act No. 9, 2010) and\nGaz G34, 25 August 2010, p 7)\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (Act No. 16,\n2019)\nAssent date 27 May 2019\nCommenced 1 January 2020 (Gaz G46, 13 November 2019, p 2)\nStatute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)\nAssent date 19 November 2020\nCommenced 20 November 2020 (s 2)\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Amendment Regulations 2022 (SL No. 12,\n2022)\nDate made 27 September 2022\nCommenced 28 September 2022 (r 2)\nCriminal Justice Legislation Amendment (Sexual Offences) Act 2023 (Act No. 20, 2023)\nAssent date 17 August 2023\nCommenced 25 March 2024 (Gaz S20, 22 March 2024)\n\nENDNOTES\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations 2004 17\nTeacher Registration (Northern Territory) Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 33,\n2025)\nAssent date 5 December 2025\nCommenced pt 3: nc; rem: 6 December 2025 (s 2(1))\n3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS\nGeneral amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table\nof amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation\nAmendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: rr 1, 2, 4, 6 and 12.\n4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS\npt 1 hdg ins No. 17, 2010, r 4\npt 2 hdg ins No. 17, 2010, r 5\nr 2AA ins Act No. 33, 2025, s 21\nr 2A ins Act No. 16, 2019, s 60\namd Act No. 20, 2023, s 48\nr 4 sub No. 17, 2010, r 6\namd Act No. 16, 2019, s 61; No. 12, 2022, r 4\nsub Act No. 33, 2025, s 22\nr 5 ins No. 17, 2010, r 6\namd Act No. 16, 2019, s 62; Act No. 33, 2025, s 23\nr 6 ins No. 17, 2010, r 6\namd Act No. 16, 2019, s 63; Act No. 33, 2025, s 24\nr 7 ins No. 17, 2010, r 6\namd Act No. 26, 2020, s 3\nsub Act No. 33, 2025, s 25\nr 8 ins No. 17, 2010, r 6\namd Act No. 16, 2019, s 64\nr 9 ins No. 17, 2010, r 6\namd Act No. 16, 2019, s 65\nr 9A ins Act No. 33, 2025, s 26\nr 10 ins No. 17, 2010, r 6\namd Act No. 16, 2019, s 66\nsub Act No. 33, 2025, s 26\nr 11 ins No. 17, 2010, r 6\npt 3 hdg ins No. 17, 2010, r 6\nrr 12 – 23 ins No. 17, 2010, r 6\nsch ins No. 17, 2010, r 6\namd No. 12, 2022, r 5; Act No. 33, 2025, s 27","sortOrder":0}],"analysis":{"summary":{"complexity_score":3,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"Based on available information, these appear to be updated regulations operating within the same established framework for NT teacher registration. There is no evidence from the provided text that the scope has materially shifted from the original 2004 scheme, though the long commencement delay may suggest more significant reforms are embedded in the substantive provisions not visible here."},"complexity_factors":["The document provided contains very limited substantive content — mostly metadata and structural headings rather than the actual regulatory text","Teacher registration frameworks can involve multi-layered qualification standards and eligibility criteria, adding moderate complexity","The long delayed commencement date (over 3 years after making) may signal transitional provisions or significant structural changes beneath the surface","Regulations operate subordinate to a parent Act, meaning full understanding requires reading both instruments together"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the detailed rules for teacher registration in the Northern Territory — qualifications, application, fees, conditions and renewals — and govern who may lawfully teach. They affect teachers, employers and the NT registration authority and matter because registration is required to protect students. They were made in September 2022 and commence on 6 December 2025."},"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":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":true,"description":"The regulations have been amended several times to expand and refine scope: a detailed list of sexual offences was added (reg 2A), a new definition referring to national regulations was inserted (r 2AA), accreditation standards were prescribed by reference to the national AITSL document (r 9A), registration term lengths and fee rules were fixed or updated (rr 7, 10–11), and transitional mechanisms were added to carry legacy registrations and complaints across (Part 3, rr 12–23). These changes modify which conduct and qualifications affect registration and increase cross‑jurisdictional and standards-based linkage."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to the Teacher Registration (NT) Act and other laws (Criminal Code, Criminal Code Act 1995 (Cth), Customs Act, national regulations and Mutual Recognition Acts)","Detailed prescribed list of sexual offences and related conduct (regulation 2A) with Commonwealth and Territory overlap","Board discretion to approve qualifications, English tests and professional standards (regs 4, 5, 6, 9, 9A)","Mixed objective criteria (e.g. 100 days in 5 years for currency of practice, reg 6) and subjective assessments (proficiency in English, reg 5(1)(b) and reg 5(4)(b))","Fee structure spanning application fees, registration fees and staged payment rules (regs 10–11 and Schedule)","Transitional provisions carrying legacy registrations, conditions and complaints over between old and new Acts (Part 3, regs 12–23)","Use of external standards and instruments prescribed by reference (AITSL accreditation standards in reg 9A; national regulations for early childhood qualifications)","Prescribed periods for different registration types (reg 7) and renewal timing requirements (reg 8) that affect administrative scheduling","Possibility of fee waivers and reimbursements (reg 3, reg 11(2)) introducing discretionary administrative decisions"],"plain_english_summary":"These regulations set the mechanical rules for teacher registration in the Northern Territory: what qualifications, recent professional experience and English proficiency are required; which sexual offences are relevant to disqualification; approved accreditation and professional standards; registration terms, application and annual fees; and transitional arrangements for earlier registrations. They affect teacher applicants, currently registered teachers, employers (schools) and the Board, which decides approvals, authorisations and fee waivers. Practically, applicants must show specified qualifications/experience, meet English standards and pay fees to gain or renew registration."},"kimi_summary":{"content_quality":"ok","complexity_score":5,"scope_assessment":{"changed":false,"description":"The legislation remains focused on its original purpose of operationalising teacher registration in the NT. While it has been amended multiple times (notably in 2010, 2019, 2022, and 2025), these changes have updated specific mechanisms (sexual offence definitions, qualification pathways, fee structures) rather than expanding the scope beyond teacher registration and accreditation. The 2010 transitional provisions were time-limited and are now largely historical."},"complexity_factors":["Multiple cross-references to the parent Act (Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Act 2004) requiring simultaneous reading","Nested conditional logic in qualification pathways (regulation 4) with four alternative pathways plus sub-conditions","Extensive cross-referencing to external documents including the Criminal Code (NT and Commonwealth), Customs Act, and national education regulations","Transitional provisions (Part 3) that create parallel legal frameworks for pre-2010 and post-2010 matters with specific cut-off dates","Incorporation by reference of external standards (AITSL accreditation standards) and curriculums that can change over time","Defined terms scattered throughout (e.g., 'recognised jurisdiction', 'approved curriculum', 'revenue units') requiring careful tracking","Exception to the English proficiency rule for language teachers (regulation 5(3)) creating a conditional carve-out"],"plain_english_summary":"**What this legislation does:**\n\nThese Regulations set out the practical rules for how teachers get registered (licensed) to work in Northern Territory schools, and how that registration is maintained or renewed.\n\n**Who it affects:**\n\n*   **Teachers and aspiring teachers** – anyone wanting to teach in NT schools must meet these requirements.\n*   **Schools and employers** – they must ensure staff are properly registered or authorised.\n*   **The Teacher Registration Board** – the body that assesses applications and makes decisions.\n\n**Key things covered:**\n\n*   **Qualifications needed:** You generally need an accredited teaching degree from Australia, New Zealand, or a place with equivalent standards. There are special pathways for early childhood teachers and people with \"historic\" qualifications who taught in the past.\n*   **English proficiency:** Teachers must prove they can teach in English, unless they're only teaching a language other than English.\n*   **Experience requirements:** To get or renew full registration, you need at least 100 days of teaching or related education work in the past 5 years.\n*   **Registration terms:** Full registration lasts 6 years; provisional (beginner) registration lasts 4 years.\n*   **Fees:** There are fees for applications and annual registration (calculated in \"revenue units\" – a standard NT way of setting fees that adjusts with inflation).\n*   **Sexual offences:** The Regulations list specific serious criminal offences (mostly sexual offences against children) that disqualify people from registration.\n*   **Transitional rules:** Part 3 contains special rules for teachers who were registered under older laws when the system changed in 2010, ensuring they weren't unfairly disadvantaged.\n\n**Why it matters:**\n\nThese rules protect students by ensuring teachers are properly qualified, competent in English, have recent teaching experience, and don't pose safety risks. They also create a clear, fair process for people trained overseas or under older systems to become registered."}},"importantCases":[],"_links":{"self":"/api/acts/teacher-registration-northern-territory-regulations-2004","history":"/api/acts/teacher-registration-northern-territory-regulations-2004/history","analysis":"/api/acts/teacher-registration-northern-territory-regulations-2004/analysis","conflicts":"/api/acts/teacher-registration-northern-territory-regulations-2004/conflicts","importantCases":"/api/acts/teacher-registration-northern-territory-regulations-2004/important-cases","documents":"/api/acts/teacher-registration-northern-territory-regulations-2004/documents"}}