sec.12Suitability to teach—other considerations

sec.12 Suitability to teach—other considerations

In considering whether a person is suitable to teach, the college must also— have regard to information held by the college or reasonably available to the college about each of the following matters— any conviction of the person of an offence against a corresponding law or another law of a foreign country; if the person has been refused registration as a teacher by an interstate regulatory authority or an overseas regulatory authority—the reason for the refusal; if the person has been employed by an employing authority for a school and the person’s employment was ended by the employing authority for a reason relating to the person’s competency or suitability to teach—the reason for the ending of the person’s employment; if the person has been registered under this Act or a former Act or is, or has been, registered under a corresponding law and the registration was affected— by the imposition of a condition—the nature of the condition and the reasons for its imposition; or by its suspension or cancellation—the reason for its suspension or cancellation; or in another way—the way it was affected and the reason for it being affected; and consider whether the person is suitable to work in a child-related field. Also, in considering whether a person is suitable to teach the college may have regard to any other matter the college considers relevant, even if the matter happened outside the State. Without limiting section 11 or subsection (1) or (2) , a person is not suitable to teach if the person behaves in a way that— does not satisfy a standard of behaviour generally expected of a teacher; and shows the person is unfit to be granted registration or permission to teach. This section is subject to section 12A . In this section— corresponding law means a law applying, or that applied, in another State, the Commonwealth or a foreign country that provides, or provided, for the same matter as this Act or a provision of this Act. overseas regulatory authority means an entity— established under the law of another country, other than New Zealand; and that has functions similar to the functions of the college under this Act. s 12 amd 2009 No. 48 s 47 ; 2016 No. 46 s 19 (sec.12-ssec.1) In considering whether a person is suitable to teach, the college must also— have regard to information held by the college or reasonably available to the college about each of the following matters— any conviction of the person of an offence against a corresponding law or another law of a foreign country; if the person has been refused registration as a teacher by an interstate regulatory authority or an overseas regulatory authority—the reason for the refusal; if the person has been employed by an employing authority for a school and the person’s employment was ended by the employing authority for a reason relating to the person’s competency or suitability to teach—the reason for the ending of the person’s employment; if the person has been registered under this Act or a former Act or is, or has been, registered under a corresponding law and the registration was affected— by the imposition of a condition—the nature of the condition and the reasons for its imposition; or by its suspension or cancellation—the reason for its suspension or cancellation; or in another way—the way it was affected and the reason for it being affected; and consider whether the person is suitable to work in a child-related field. (sec.12-ssec.2) Also, in considering whether a person is suitable to teach the college may have regard to any other matter the college considers relevant, even if the matter happened outside the State. (sec.12-ssec.3) Without limiting section 11 or subsection (1) or (2) , a person is not suitable to teach if the person behaves in a way that— does not satisfy a standard of behaviour generally expected of a teacher; and shows the person is unfit to be granted registration or permission to teach. (sec.12-ssec.4) This section is subject to section 12A . (sec.12-ssec.5) In this section— corresponding law means a law applying, or that applied, in another State, the Commonwealth or a foreign country that provides, or provided, for the same matter as this Act or a provision of this Act. overseas regulatory authority means an entity— established under the law of another country, other than New Zealand; and that has functions similar to the functions of the college under this Act.