Education (School Administrative and Support Staff) Act 1987
32KTermination of employment of unauthorised persons
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32K Termination of employment of unauthorised persons
32K Termination of employment of unauthorised persons
(1) A permanent or temporary employee who is or becomes an unauthorised person and who is employed in child-related work is, by operation of this section, dismissed as a member of the school administrative and support staff.
(2) The dismissal takes effect—
(a) if the person becomes an unauthorised person after being appointed as a member of the school administrative and support staff—when the person becomes such a person, or
(b) (Repealed)
(c) if the person became an unauthorised person after the commencement of this section and before being appointed as a member of the school administrative and support staff—when the Secretary becomes aware that the person is such a person.
(3) The dismissal takes effect immediately without any right to a hearing or any requirement to comply with the rules of procedural fairness.
(4) A reference in this section to an unauthorised person who is employed in child-related work as a member of the school administrative and support staff includes a reference to a person whose substantive position as such a member involves child-related work but who is, for the time being, performing other duties that do not involve child-related work.
(5) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the entitlements of a person whose employment is terminated by operation of this section and who has received any payment in respect of a leave, superannuation or other employment-related entitlement in respect of a period following the date of the termination.
(6) Any regulation made under subsection (5) has effect despite any other Act or law.
s 32K: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 2.3 [2]. Am 2012 No 51, Sch 4.5 [7]–[10].