sec.285College may give information about disciplinary action etc. against teachers to chief executive (employment screening) in particular circumstances

sec.285 College may give information about disciplinary action etc. against teachers to chief executive (employment screening) in particular circumstances

This section applies if— a practice and conduct body makes a decision about practice and conduct proceedings against a relevant teacher; and the college reasonably believes the decision may be relevant to the functions or powers of the chief executive (employment screening) under the Working with Children Check Act 2000 . The college may give notice of the decision to the chief executive (employment screening). A notice under subsection (2) must state the following— the teacher’s name and address; the teacher’s date of birth; that disciplinary action has been taken against the person, without stating anything further about the disciplinary action. Subsection (5) applies if the chief executive (employment screening)— requests further information about disciplinary action mentioned in a notice under subsection (3) about an approved teacher; and notifies the college that, under the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , the approved teacher— is the holder of a working with children authority or negative notice; or has made a working with children check application. The college must give the chief executive (employment screening) a notice stating the following— when the grounds for the disciplinary action arose; the nature of the grounds for disciplinary action; any other information the college considers may be relevant to employment screening under the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , chapter 8 . If a notice given under subsection (2) or (5) about a suspension mentioned in subsection (1) (a) relates to a particular child, the notice must not contain information that identifies, or is likely to identify, the child. If the college gives the chief executive (employment screening) a notice under subsection (5) about a decision mentioned in subsection (1) (a) and the decision is set aside on review or appeal, the college must notify the chief executive (employment screening) of the following— that the decision has been set aside; the reasons given by the entity that set the decision aside for setting it aside. This section does not limit section 285A . s 285 amd 2006 No. 55 s 29 sub 2010 No. 5 s 198 amd 2014 No. 28 s 105 sch 1 ; 2016 No. 46 s 128 ; 2019 No. 18 s 86 (2) sch 2 ; 2024 No. 49 s 130 sch 4 pt 2 (sec.285-ssec.1) This section applies if— a practice and conduct body makes a decision about practice and conduct proceedings against a relevant teacher; and the college reasonably believes the decision may be relevant to the functions or powers of the chief executive (employment screening) under the Working with Children Check Act 2000 . (sec.285-ssec.2) The college may give notice of the decision to the chief executive (employment screening). (sec.285-ssec.3) A notice under subsection (2) must state the following— the teacher’s name and address; the teacher’s date of birth; that disciplinary action has been taken against the person, without stating anything further about the disciplinary action. (sec.285-ssec.4) Subsection (5) applies if the chief executive (employment screening)— requests further information about disciplinary action mentioned in a notice under subsection (3) about an approved teacher; and notifies the college that, under the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , the approved teacher— is the holder of a working with children authority or negative notice; or has made a working with children check application. (sec.285-ssec.5) The college must give the chief executive (employment screening) a notice stating the following— when the grounds for the disciplinary action arose; the nature of the grounds for disciplinary action; any other information the college considers may be relevant to employment screening under the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , chapter 8 . (sec.285-ssec.6) If a notice given under subsection (2) or (5) about a suspension mentioned in subsection (1) (a) relates to a particular child, the notice must not contain information that identifies, or is likely to identify, the child. (sec.285-ssec.7) If the college gives the chief executive (employment screening) a notice under subsection (5) about a decision mentioned in subsection (1) (a) and the decision is set aside on review or appeal, the college must notify the chief executive (employment screening) of the following— that the decision has been set aside; the reasons given by the entity that set the decision aside for setting it aside. (sec.285-ssec.8) This section does not limit section 285A .