17KDetermining whether person fit to be teacher

17K Determining whether person fit to be teacher

[Section 17K Inserted by No. 79 of 2009, s. 8, Applied:01 Jan 2010]

(1)  If at any time under this Act, including for the purposes of an inquiry, the Board is to determine whether a person is fit to be a teacher, the Board may take into account –

(a) any medical, psychiatric or psychological condition of the applicant; and

(b) the competence of the person as a teacher; and

(c) any other matter it considers relevant.

(2)  For the purposes of determining whether a person is fit to be a teacher, the Board may require the person –

(a) to undergo a medical examination, including a psychiatric, psychological or other examination; and

(b) to authorise the medical practitioner, psychologist or other person undertaking the examination to provide a copy of his or her report on the person to the Board.