8Exemption from requirement to employ accredited teachers only—the Act, s 52

8 Exemption from requirement to employ accredited teachers only—the Act, s 52

8 Exemption from requirement to employ accredited teachers only—the Act, s 52

(1) For the Act, section 52(2), a person (the employer) who employs an unaccredited person is exempt from the Act, section 28(2) if—

(a) the unaccredited person is employed to teach in a non-government school, and

(b) the employer is a NVR registered training organisation, and

(c) the unaccredited person is employed only to teach the necessary courses, and

(d) the Authority is satisfied that the employer has not been able to find an appropriate person who is accredited to teach the necessary courses.

(2) In this section—

necessary courses means the courses required to complete a Certificate III qualification for the purposes of the Higher School Certificate.

NVR registered training organisation has the same meaning as in the National Vocational Education and Training Regulator Act 2011 of the Commonwealth.

unaccredited person means a person who is not accredited.