31Conditional accreditation

#### 31 Conditional accreditation 31 Conditional accreditation > > (1) This section applies to a person who is required to be accredited and who meets the requirements specified in the professional teaching standards for provisional accreditation but who has not completed an approved course. > > > (2) The Authority may, on application by a person to whom this section applies— > > > > > (a) conditionally accredit the person, or > > > > > (b) refuse to conditionally accredit the person. > > > (3) The Authority may conditionally accredit a person only if— > > > > > (a) the person— > > > > > > > (i) holds a degree in an area that, in the opinion of the Authority, is relevant to the area in which the person is or is to be employed to teach, and > > > > > > > (ii) produces evidence of an offer of employment as a teacher, or > > > > > (b) the Authority is satisfied that the person has completed a substantial part of an approved course. > > > (4) The conditional accreditation of a person under this section ceases (unless sooner revoked under this Act)— > > > > > (a) at the end of the relevant period, or > > > > > (b) if the person is provisionally accredited by the Authority before the end of the relevant period, or > > > > > (c) if the person is accredited at proficient teacher level before the end of the relevant period. > > > (5) In this section— > > > > relevant period, in relation to a person who is conditionally accredited under this section, means— > > > > > (a) if the person is employed on a full-time basis—the period of 4 years (or such longer period as may be determined by the Authority in any particular case) following the date on which the person was conditionally accredited, or > > > > > (b) if the person is employed on a casual or part-time basis— > > > > > > > (i) the period determined in accordance with the regulations to be commensurate with the 4-year period for persons employed on a full-time basis, or > > > > > > > (ii) such longer period as may be determined by the Authority in any particular case, > > > > > > following the date on which the person was conditionally accredited. > > > (6) However, any period during which a person’s accreditation is placed on hold under section 24D is to be disregarded for the purposes of determining the relevant period for a person. > > **s 31:** Am 2013 No 89, Sch 4 \[7\]. Subst 2014 No 68, Sch 1 \[41\]. Am 2021 No 41, Sch 1\[24\].