96 Offence provisions – before and after commencement
(1) The offence provisions, as amended by the amending Act, apply
only in relation to offences committed after the commencement.
(2) The offence provisions, as in force before the commencement,
continue to apply in relation to offences committed before the
(3) For this section, if any of the conduct constituting an offence
occurred before the commencement, the offence is taken to have
been committed before the commencement.
offence provisions means the provisions of this Act that create or
relate to offences (including in relation to criminal responsibility,
defences and penalties), other than sections 67A and 67B.
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section 73C
Reviewable decision Affected person
Decision under section 36(1)(c) to refuse
application for registration
Decision under section 36(3)(b) to impose
condition on registration
Decision under section 39(1)(b) to refuse
application for renewal of registration
Decision under section 39(4)(b) to vary a
condition imposed on, or impose a condition on
registration following renewal
Decision under section 40B to vary a condition
imposed on, or impose a condition on, teacher's
registration
Decision under section 53(1) to suspend, or
impose or vary condition on, teacher's
registration
Decision under section 58(2)(a) to take no
further action in relation to teacher or authorised
person
Decision under section 58(2)(b) to take specified
further action in relation to teacher without first
holding inquiry
Teacher; or
Decision under section 58(2)(b) to take specified
further action in relation to authorised person
without first holding inquiry
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Any decision made under section 64(1) after
inquiry in relation to teacher
Teacher; or
If the basis of the inquiry
Any decision made under section 64(1) after
inquiry in relation to authorised person
If the basis of the inquiry
Decision under section 65A(2) or 66(2) to cancel
teacher's registration
Decision under section 74(3)(b) to refuse to
accredit course
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1 KEY Key to abbreviations
amd = amended od = order
app = appendix om = omitted
bl = by-law pt = Part
ch = Chapter r = regulation/rule
cl = clause rem = remainder
div = Division renum = renumbered
exp = expires/expired rep = repealed
f = forms s = section
Gaz = Gazette sch = Schedule
hdg = heading sdiv = Subdivision
ins = inserted SL = Subordinate Legislation
lt = long title sub = substituted
nc = not commenced
2 LIST OF LEGISLATION
Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Act 2004 (Act No. 47, 2004)
Assent date 13 September 2004
Commenced ss 7(3), 23(6), 72 and 73: 1 February 2005;
rem: 13 September 2004
Legal Profession (Consequential Amendments) Act 2007 (Act No. 7, 2007)
Assent date 17 May 2007
Commenced s 10: 1 July 2007 (Gaz G26, 27 June 2007, p 3);
rem: 17 May 2007
Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Amendment Act 2010 (Act No. 9, 2010)
Assent date 17 March 2010
Commenced 1 September 2010 (Gaz G34, 25 August 2010, p 7)
Education Act 2015 (Act No. 28, 2015)
Assent date 10 December 2015
Commenced pt 6, divs 2 and 4 and pt 7: 1 April 2016; pt 3: 1 July 2016;
rem: 1 January 2016 (s 2)
Local Court (Related Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 8, 2016)
Assent date 6 April 2016
Commenced 1 May 2016 (s 2, s 2 Local Court (Repeals and Related
Amendments) Act 2016 (Act No. 9, 2016) and Gaz S34,
29 April 2016)
Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Legislation Amendment Act 2019 (Act No. 16,
2019)
Assent date 27 May 2019
Commenced 1 January 2020 (Gaz G46, 13 November 2019, p 2)
Statute Law Revision Act 2020 (Act No. 26, 2020)
Assent date 19 November 2020
Commenced 20 November 2020 (s 2)
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Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (Act No. 33,
2025)
Assent date 5 December 2025
Commenced pt 3: nc; rem: 6 December 2025 (s 2(1))
3 GENERAL AMENDMENTS
General amendments of a formal nature (which are not referred to in the table
of amendments to this reprint) are made by the Interpretation Legislation
Amendment Act 2018 (Act No. 22, 2018) to: ss 1, 4, 11, 74B and 75.
4 LIST OF AMENDMENTS
pt 1 hdg amd No. 16, 2019, s 58
s 3 amd No. 9, 2010, s 4
sub No. 16, 2019, s 4
s 4 amd No. 9, 2010, ss 5 and 26; No. 28, 2015, s 195; No. 16, 2019, s 5; No. 33,
2025, s 4
s 5A ins No. 16, 2019, s 6
s 6 amd No. 9, 2010, s 26
s 7 amd No. 9, 2010, s 26; No. 16, 2019, s 7
ss 8 – 10 amd No. 9, 2010, s 26
s 11 amd No. 9, 2010, s 6; No. 16, 2019, s 8
s 12 amd No. 9, 2010, s 7; No. 16, 2019, s 9; No. 33, 2025, s 5
s 13 rep No. 9, 2010, s 8
s 14 amd No. 33, 2025, s 6
s 14A ins No. 33, 2025, s 7
ss 15 – 18 amd No. 9, 2010, s 26
s 18A ins No. 16, 2019, s 10
s 19 sub No. 16, 2019, s 10
s 20 amd No. 9, 2010, s 26
s 21 amd No. 9, 2010, s 26
rep No. 16, 2019, s 11
s 22 amd No. 9, 2010, s 26; No. 16, 2019, s 12
s 23 amd No. 9, 2010, s 26; No. 8, 2016, s 45; No. 16, 2019, s 13
ss 24 – 25 amd No. 9, 2010, s 26
s 25 amd No. 9, 2010, s 26; No. 16, 2019, s 58
s 25A ins No. 16, 2019, s 14
s 25B ins No. 33, 2025, s 8
pt 4 hdg amd No. 16, 2019, s 58
s 26 amd No. 9, 2010, s 26; No. 16, 2019, s 15
s 26A ins No. 9, 2010, s 9
s 27 amd No. 16, 2019, s 58
s 28 amd No. 9, 2010, s 26; No. 16, 2019, s 16
s 29 sub No. 9, 2010, s 10
amd No. 16, 2019, s 17
pt 4
div 2 hdg sub No. 9, 2010, s 11
pt 4
sdiv 1 hdg ins No. 9, 2010, s 11
s 30 repNo. 9, 2010, s 10
ins No. 9, 2010, s 11
amd No. 33, 2025, s 9
s 31 sub No. 9, 2010, s 11
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s 32 sub No. 9, 2010, s 11
amd No. 16, 2019, s 18
pt 4
sdiv 2 hdg ins No. 9, 2010, s 11
s 33 sub No. 9, 2010, s 11
amd No. 16, 2019, s 19; No. 33, 2025, s 10
s 34 sub No. 9, 2010, s 11
amd No. 16, 2019, s 20
s 35 sub No. 9, 2010, s 11
s 36 sub No. 9, 2010, s 11; No. 16, 2019, s 21
amd No. 33, 2025, s 11
pt 4
sdiv 3 hdg ins No. 9, 2010, s 11
s 37 sub No. 9, 2010, s 11
amd No. 16, 2019, s 22
s 38 sub No. 9, 2010, s 11
amd No. 16, 2019, s 23
s 39 sub No. 9, 2010, s 11; No. 16, 2019, s 24
amd No. 33, 2025, s 12
s 39A ins No. 16, 2019, s 24
pt 4
sdiv 4 hdg ins No. 9, 2010, s 11
s 40 sub No. 9, 2010, s 11
amd No. 16, 2019, s 25
s 40A ins No. 9, 2010, s 11
s 40B ins No. 9, 2010, s 11
amd No. 16, 2019, s 26
s 40C ins No. 9, 2010, s 11
amd No. 16, 2019, s 27
s 41 sub No. 9, 2010, s 12
amd No. 16, 2019, s 28; No. 33, 2025, s 13
s 41A ins No. 16, 2019, s 29
s 42 sub No. 9, 2010, s 12; No. 16, 2019, s 29
amd No. 33, 2025, s 14
s 43 sub No. 9, 2010, s 12; No. 16, 2019, s 29
amd No. 33, 2025, s 15
s 44 sub No. 16, 2019, s 29
s 45 amd No. 9, 2010, s 13
sub No. 33, 2025, s 16
s 45A ins No. 16, 2019, s 30
s 46 amd No. 9, 2010, s 26; No. 16, 2019, s 31
s 46A ins No. 16, 2019, s 32
s 47 amd No. 16, 2019, s 33
pt 6 hdg sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
pt 6
div 1 hdg sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
s 48 rep No. 9, 2010, s 14
s 49 sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
amd No. 16, 2019, s 34
pt 6
div 2 hdg sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
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s 50 sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
amd No. 16, 2019, s 35
s 51 sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
s 52 sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
s 53 sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
amd No. 16, 2019, s 36
pt 6
div 3 hdg sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
s 54 sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
s 55 sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
amd No. 16, 2019, s 37
s 56 sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
amd No. 16, 2019, s 38
s 57 sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
amd No. 16, 2019, s 39
s 58 sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
amd No. 16, 2019, s 40
pt 6
div 4 hdg sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
s 59 sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
s 60 amd No. 7, 2007, s 16
sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
amd No. 16, 2019, s 41
s 61 sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
amd No. 16, 2019, s 42
s 61A ins No. 16, 2019, s 43
s 62 sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
amd No. 16, 2019, s 44
s 63 sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
s 64 sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
amd No. 16, 2019, s 45
s 65 sub No. 9, 2010, s 14; No. 16, 2019, s 46
pt 6
div 4AA hdg ins No. 16, 2019, s 46
s 65A ins No. 16, 2019, s 46
pt 6
div 4A hdg ins No. 9, 2010, s 14
s 66 sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
ss 66A – 66E ins No. 16, 2019, s 47
ss 66F – 66G ins No. 33, 2025, s 17
pt 6
div 4B hdg ins No. 9, 2010, s 14
s 67 sub No. 9, 2010, s 14
amd No. 16, 2019, s 48
ss 67A – 67B ins No. 9, 2010, s 14
sub No. 16, 2019, s 49
ss 67C – 67D ins No. 16, 2019, s 49
s 68 amd No. 9, 2010, s 26
rep No. 16, 2019, s 50
s 69 amd No. 9, 2010, s 15; No. 16, 2019, s 58
s 70 amd No. 9, 2010, s 26; No. 16, 2019, s 58
s 71 amd No. 16, 2019, s 58
pt 7 hdg sub No. 9, 2010, s 16
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pt 7
div 1 hdg ins No. 9, 2010, s 16
s 72 amd No. 9, 2010, s 17
sub No. 16, 2019, s 51
s 73 amd No. 9, 2010, s 18; No. 16, 2019, s 52
ss 73A – 73B ins No. 16, 2019, s 53
pt 7
div 2 hdg ins No. 9, 2010, s 19
s 73C ins No. 16, 2019, s 53
pt 8 hdg sub No. 16, 2019, s 53
s 74 amd No. 9, 2010, s 26
amd No. 33, 2025, s 18
s 74A ins No. 9, 2010, s 19
rep No. 16, 2019, s 53
s 74B ins No. 9, 2010, s 19
amd No. 8, 2016, s 45
rep No. 16, 2019, s 53
s 75 amd No. 9, 2010, s 20
s 75A ins No. 16, 2019, s 53
amd No. 26, 2020, s 3
s 75B ins No. 16, 2019, s 53
s 76 amd No. 9, 2010, s 21
s 76A ins No. 9, 2010, s 22
s 77 amd No. 9, 2010, s 26
s 78 sub No. 9, 2010, s 23
amd No. 16, 2019, s 54
s 79 amd No. 16, 2019, s 55; No. 33, 2025, s 19
s 80 sub No. 9, 2010, s 24
s 81 sub No. 9, 2010, s 24
amd No. 16, 2019, s 56
pt 9 hdg sub No. 9, 2010, s 25
s 82 sub No. 9, 2010, s 25
pt 10 hdg ins No. 16, 2019, s 57
ss 83 – 85 rep No. 9, 2010, s 25
ins No. 16, 2019, s 57
ss 86 – 96 ins No. 16, 2019, s 57
sch ins No. 16, 2019, s 57