Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005
sec.231College’s discipline and enforcement functions
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sec.231 College’s discipline and enforcement functions
The college has the following functions about disciplining approved teachers and former approved teachers and enforcing this Act— monitoring compliance with this Act and prosecuting persons who fail to comply with it; receiving and assessing complaints; conducting investigations, in relation to a complaint or on the college’s own initiative, about— the professional conduct or competence of an approved teacher or former approved teacher; or a contravention of this Act; referring practice and conduct matters to a practice and conduct committee; giving effect to and monitoring compliance with practice and conduct orders; dealing with matters under chapter 5 , part 2 ; giving effect to and monitoring compliance with practice and conduct agreements; developing and applying codes of practice about the professional conduct or practice of approved teachers; keeping a panel of registered health practitioners who are appropriately qualified to conduct health assessments of relevant teachers or be appointed to the PC&TC committee. s 231 amd 2016 No. 46 s 115
- (a) monitoring compliance with this Act and prosecuting persons who fail to comply with it;
- (b) receiving and assessing complaints;
- (c) conducting investigations, in relation to a complaint or on the college’s own initiative, about— (i) the professional conduct or competence of an approved teacher or former approved teacher; or (ii) a contravention of this Act;
- (i) the professional conduct or competence of an approved teacher or former approved teacher; or
- (ii) a contravention of this Act;
- (d) referring practice and conduct matters to a practice and conduct committee;
- (e) giving effect to and monitoring compliance with practice and conduct orders;
- (f) dealing with matters under chapter 5 , part 2 ;
- (g) giving effect to and monitoring compliance with practice and conduct agreements;
- (h) developing and applying codes of practice about the professional conduct or practice of approved teachers;
- (i) keeping a panel of registered health practitioners who are appropriately qualified to conduct health assessments of relevant teachers or be appointed to the PC&TC committee.
- (i) the professional conduct or competence of an approved teacher or former approved teacher; or
- (ii) a contravention of this Act;