24Revocation of accreditation

24 Revocation of accreditation

24 Revocation of accreditation

(1) The Authority may revoke the accreditation of a person on any of the following grounds—

(a) the Authority is satisfied that the person is a disqualified person within the meaning of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012,

(b) the person is found guilty of an offence punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more,

(c) the person is found guilty of an offence under this Act,

(d) the person is found guilty more than once during the period of 5 years immediately before the revocation of any other type of offence that, in the opinion of the Authority, involves an act or conduct that is of a nature that would reflect adversely on a teacher’s professional standing or integrity or suitability or competence to teach,

(e) the person has—

(i) been dismissed from employment as a teacher (whether on a permanent, temporary, part-time or casual basis) or has resigned from such employment before being dismissed, or

(ii) been included in the list of persons maintained by the Secretary under section 7 (1) (e) of the Teaching Service Act 1980 as a person who is not to be employed in the Teaching Service,

because of any misconduct that, in the opinion of the Authority, is of a nature that would reflect adversely on a teacher’s professional standing or integrity or suitability or competence to teach,

(f) the Authority is satisfied that the person has failed to comply with any condition to which the person’s accreditation is subject,

(g) the Authority is satisfied that the person has failed to comply with any of the requirements of the professional teaching standards that apply to the person,

(h) the Authority has made an assessment the person is not suitable to teach under Division 4.

(2) (Repealed)

s 24: Am 2005 No 108, Sch 2.5. Subst 2008 No 120, Sch 1 [8]. Am 2012 No 51, Sch 4.7. Subst 2014 No 68, Sch 1 [29]. Am 2016 No 50, Sch 3 [17]–[19]; 2021 No 41, Sch 1[16].