14Grant of full registration following period of provisional registration

14 Grant of full registration following period of provisional registration

[Section 14 Subsection (3) amended by No. 19 of 2003, s. 6, Applied:09 May 2003] [Section 14 Substituted by No. 79 of 2009, s. 8, Applied:01 Jan 2010]

(1)  At any time, a person who is provisionally registered may apply to the Board for full registration.

(2)  An application is to be –

(a) in an approved form; and

(b) accompanied by a report made by the applicant's employer, in an approved form, in respect of –

(i) the manner in which the applicant has performed teaching duties; and

(ii) recommendations as to the applicant's suitability for full registration; and

(iii) any other matter the Board considers relevant; and

(c) accompanied by the prescribed application fee.

(3)  The Board may require the applicant to provide any further information it considers necessary to consider the application.

(4)  On receipt of an application, the Board must grant the applicant full registration under section 13 if the Board is satisfied that the applicant –

(a) has completed at least one full-time equivalent year of teaching; and

(b) is recommended as suitable for full registration in the report from his or her employer; and

(c) has demonstrated teaching competence; and

(d) otherwise satisfies the criteria for full registration set out in that section.

(5)  In considering an application, if it appears likely that the Board may not be satisfied that the applicant is of good character or fit to be a teacher, the Board is to give the applicant an opportunity to appear before it.

(6)  On receipt of an application, the Board must refuse to grant the applicant full registration under if the Board is not satisfied that the applicant meets all the criteria set out in .