Teachers Registration Act 2000
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11 Offences relating to teaching
[Section 11 Substituted by No. 79 of 2009, s. 8, Applied:01 Jan 2010]
(1) [Section 11 Subsection (1) amended by No. 32 of 2021, Sched. 4, Applied:01 Jul 2022] [Section 11 Subsection (1) amended by No. 47 of 2016, s. 24, Applied:10 Jul 2017] [Section 11 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2013] A person must not teach at a school unless the person –
(a) [Section 11 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2013] is registered; or
(b) [Section 11 Subsection (1) amended by No. 11 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2013] . . . . . . . .
(c) is the holder of a limited authority; or
(d) is under the direct supervision of a registered teacher.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(2) A person who is not fully registered must not claim, or otherwise represent in any manner, that he or she is fully registered.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(3) A person who is not provisionally registered must not claim, or otherwise represent in any manner, that he or she is provisionally registered.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(3A) [Section 11 Subsection (3A) inserted by No. 11 of 2013, Sched. 1, Applied:01 Jul 2013] A person who is not specialist vocational education and training registered must not claim, or otherwise represent in any manner, that he or she is specialist vocational education and training registered.
Penalty: Fine not exceeding 50 penalty units.
(4) A person who is not the holder of a limited authority must not claim, or otherwise represent in any manner, that he or she is the holder of a limited authority.