Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005
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This section applies if an approved teacher’s registration or permission to teach is suspended under section 48 or 49 . The college must give notice of the suspension 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 the teacher’s registration or permission to teach has been suspended under section 48 or 49 . Subsection (5) applies if— the college gives the chief executive (employment screening) a notice, under subsection (2) , about the suspension of an approved teacher’s registration or permission to teach; and the chief executive (employment screening)— requests further information about the suspension of the approved teacher’s registration or permission to teach; 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— when the conduct that led to the suspension happened; and the nature of the conduct that led to the suspension; and 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) 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) information under subsection (5) about a suspension mentioned in subsection (1) and the suspension is set aside on review or appeal, or ends under section 52 (c) , the college must notify the chief executive (employment screening) of the following— that the suspension has been set aside or has ended; if the suspension was set aside—the reasons given by the entity that set the suspension aside for setting it aside. s 285AA ins 2016 No. 46 s 129 amd 2019 No. 18 s 86 (2) sch 2 ; 2024 No. 49 s 130 sch 4 pt 2 (sec.285AA-ssec.1) This section applies if an approved teacher’s registration or permission to teach is suspended under section 48 or 49 . (sec.285AA-ssec.2) The college must give notice of the suspension to the chief executive (employment screening). (sec.285AA-ssec.3) A notice under subsection (2) must state the following— the teacher’s name and address; the teacher’s date of birth; that the teacher’s registration or permission to teach has been suspended under section 48 or 49 . (sec.285AA-ssec.4) Subsection (5) applies if— the college gives the chief executive (employment screening) a notice, under subsection (2) , about the suspension of an approved teacher’s registration or permission to teach; and the chief executive (employment screening)— requests further information about the suspension of the approved teacher’s registration or permission to teach; 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.285AA-ssec.5) The college must give the chief executive (employment screening) a notice stating— when the conduct that led to the suspension happened; and the nature of the conduct that led to the suspension; and any other information the college considers may be relevant to employment screening under the Working with Children Check Act 2000 , chapter 8 . (sec.285AA-ssec.6) If a notice given under subsection (2) or (5) about a suspension mentioned in subsection (1) relates to a particular child, the notice must not contain information that identifies, or is likely to identify, the child. (sec.285AA-ssec.7) If the college gives the chief executive (employment screening) information under subsection (5) about a suspension mentioned in subsection (1) and the suspension is set aside on review or appeal, or ends under section 52 (c) , the college must notify the chief executive (employment screening) of the following— that the suspension has been set aside or has ended; if the suspension was set aside—the reasons given by the entity that set the suspension aside for setting it aside.