Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005
sec.344Effect of serious offence conviction before relevant commencement
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sec.344 Effect of serious offence conviction before relevant commencement
Subsection (2) applies if— before the relevant commencement— an approved teacher was convicted of a serious offence; and the college was not aware of the conviction; and on the relevant commencement, the conviction has not been overturned on appeal. The college must, as soon as practicable after it becomes aware of the conviction— cancel the teacher’s registration or permission to teach; and comply with section 56(3) to (5) in relation to the cancellation. Subsection (4) applies if— before the relevant commencement— an approved teacher was convicted of a serious offence for which an imprisonment order was made; and the college was aware of the conviction; and on the relevant commencement, neither of the following has been overturned on appeal— the conviction; the imprisonment order. The college must, as soon as practicable after the relevant commencement— cancel the teacher’s registration or permission to teach; and comply with section 56(3) to (5) in relation to the cancellation. Subsection (6) applies if— before the relevant commencement— an approved teacher was convicted of a serious offence for which no imprisonment order was made; and the college was aware of the conviction; and on the relevant commencement, the conviction has not been overturned on appeal. The college must, as soon as practicable after the relevant commencement, comply with section 345. s 344 ins 2011 No. 39 s 30H (sec.344-ssec.1) Subsection (2) applies if— before the relevant commencement— an approved teacher was convicted of a serious offence; and the college was not aware of the conviction; and on the relevant commencement, the conviction has not been overturned on appeal. (sec.344-ssec.2) The college must, as soon as practicable after it becomes aware of the conviction— cancel the teacher’s registration or permission to teach; and comply with section 56(3) to (5) in relation to the cancellation. (sec.344-ssec.3) Subsection (4) applies if— before the relevant commencement— an approved teacher was convicted of a serious offence for which an imprisonment order was made; and the college was aware of the conviction; and on the relevant commencement, neither of the following has been overturned on appeal— the conviction; the imprisonment order. (sec.344-ssec.4) The college must, as soon as practicable after the relevant commencement— cancel the teacher’s registration or permission to teach; and comply with section 56(3) to (5) in relation to the cancellation. (sec.344-ssec.5) Subsection (6) applies if— before the relevant commencement— an approved teacher was convicted of a serious offence for which no imprisonment order was made; and the college was aware of the conviction; and on the relevant commencement, the conviction has not been overturned on appeal. (sec.344-ssec.6) The college must, as soon as practicable after the relevant commencement, comply with section 345.