66EProsecuting authority to share information with Board

66E Prosecuting authority to share information with Board (1) This section applies if a prosecuting authority: (a) becomes aware that a person is subject to criminal proceedings in relation to a sexual offence or another notifiable offence; and (b) reasonably believes that the person is a teacher or authorised (2) The prosecuting authority must, as soon as practicable after becoming aware of the matter, share that information with the Board, by giving notice of the following: (a) the name of the person; (b) the offence and particulars of the offence; (c) the court that the matter will be heard in and the date that the matter will be heard. (3) In addition, the prosecuting authority must, as soon as practicable after the prosecution for the offence ends, give the Board notice of the following: (a) the name of the person;

Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Act 2004 47 (b) the offence and particulars of the offence; (c) the date the prosecution ended; (d) the way in which the prosecution ended; (e) if the matter was heard in court: (i) the court in which it was heard; and (ii) details of any finding the court made; and (iii) details of any penalty the person received. Examples for subsection (3)(d) The prosecution was discontinued, there was a mistrial or the person was acquitted. prosecuting authority means the following: (a) the Director, as defined in section 3 of the Director of Public Prosecutions Act 1990; (b) the Commissioner of Police. subject to criminal proceedings, in relation to a person and an offence, means: (a) that the person is charged with the offence; and (b) either: (i) an indictment is presented for the charge in the Supreme Court; or (ii) a date and time has been set for a preliminary examination to determine whether there is sufficient evidence to commit the person for a hearing of the charge; or (iii) the person pleads guilty to the offence before the hearing of the charge; or (iv) a date and time has been set for the hearing of the charge.

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