sec.56Cancellation in particular circumstances

sec.56 Cancellation in particular circumstances

This section applies if, after the relevant commencement, an approved teacher— is convicted of a serious offence or a disqualifying offence; or becomes a relevant excluded person. See also section 344 (Effect of serious offence conviction before relevant commencement). The college must, as soon as practicable after it becomes aware of a matter mentioned in subsection (1) , cancel the teacher’s registration or permission to teach. The college must immediately give notice to the teacher of the cancellation. The notice must state that— there is no appeal under this Act or the QCAT Act in relation to the cancellation of the teacher’s registration or permission to teach; and unless subsection (c) applies, the teacher can never be granted registration or permission to teach; and the teacher can apply for registration or permission to teach if the cancellation of the teacher’s registration or permission to teach was under this section and any of the following apply in relation to the teacher— the conviction of the teacher for the serious offence or the disqualifying offence is overturned on appeal; the decision or order of the court resulting in the teacher becoming a relevant excluded person— is overturned on appeal; and was not made in relation to a conviction for a serious offence or a disqualifying offence; an eligibility declaration is issued to the teacher under part 1A . A copy of the notice must be given to the employing authority for, and the principal of, each school at which the teacher is employed. There is no appeal under this Act or the QCAT Act against the cancellation under this section of the teacher’s registration or permission to teach. In this section— appeal includes review. s 56 amd 2008 No. 18 s 51 sch ; 2009 No. 24 s 184 ; 2010 No. 5 s 181 ; 2010 No. 41 s 14 sub 2011 No. 39 s 22 amd 2024 No. 50 s 140 sch 1 (sec.56-ssec.1) This section applies if, after the relevant commencement, an approved teacher— is convicted of a serious offence or a disqualifying offence; or becomes a relevant excluded person. See also section 344 (Effect of serious offence conviction before relevant commencement). (sec.56-ssec.2) The college must, as soon as practicable after it becomes aware of a matter mentioned in subsection (1) , cancel the teacher’s registration or permission to teach. (sec.56-ssec.3) The college must immediately give notice to the teacher of the cancellation. (sec.56-ssec.4) The notice must state that— there is no appeal under this Act or the QCAT Act in relation to the cancellation of the teacher’s registration or permission to teach; and unless subsection (c) applies, the teacher can never be granted registration or permission to teach; and the teacher can apply for registration or permission to teach if the cancellation of the teacher’s registration or permission to teach was under this section and any of the following apply in relation to the teacher— the conviction of the teacher for the serious offence or the disqualifying offence is overturned on appeal; the decision or order of the court resulting in the teacher becoming a relevant excluded person— is overturned on appeal; and was not made in relation to a conviction for a serious offence or a disqualifying offence; an eligibility declaration is issued to the teacher under part 1A . (sec.56-ssec.5) A copy of the notice must be given to the employing authority for, and the principal of, each school at which the teacher is employed. (sec.56-ssec.6) There is no appeal under this Act or the QCAT Act against the cancellation under this section of the teacher’s registration or permission to teach. (sec.56-ssec.7) In this section— appeal includes review.