Teacher Accreditation Act 2004
42APayment of suspended teachers
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42A Payment of suspended teachers
42A Payment of suspended teachers
(1) A person may be suspended without pay in relation to his or her employment as a teacher for any period or part of a period during which that employment is required to be suspended under section 29 as a result of the suspension of the person’s accreditation for a failure to comply with any condition to which the person’s accreditation is subject.
(2) Any amount payable to a person in relation to his or her employment as a teacher in a government school—
(a) may only be withheld under this section if the Secretary so directs, and
(b) if so withheld, is forfeited to the State unless the Secretary otherwise directs.
s 42A: Ins 2008 No 120, Sch 1 [17]. Am 2014 No 68, Sch 1 [4] [49].