Teachers Registration Act 2000
22Notifying person in respect of whom an inquiry is to be held
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22 Notifying person in respect of whom an inquiry is to be held
(1) [Section 22 Subsection (1) amended by No. 79 of 2009, s. 13, Applied:01 Jan 2010] If the Board determines that an inquiry is to be held in respect of a person who is or was a registered teacher or holder of a limited authority, it is to serve the person with a notice of the proposed inquiry.
(2) The notice is to state the following:
(a) the nature and details of any matter of the proposed inquiry;
(b) [Section 22 Subsection (2) amended by No. 79 of 2009, s. 13, Applied:01 Jan 2010] . . . . . . . .
(c) whether the inquiry is to be held by the Board or a committee of inquiry;
(d) the full names of the members of the committee of inquiry;
(e) [Section 22 Subsection (2) amended by No. 79 of 2009, s. 13, Applied:01 Jan 2010] that the person may submit to the Board, within 14 days after being served with the notice, a statement in writing that contains one or more of the following:
(i) a written admission of, or refutation of, the substance of any matter to be inquired into;
(ii) a request for the Board to hold a hearing in respect of any matter being inquired into.
(3) [Section 22 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 79 of 2009, s. 13, Applied:01 Jan 2010] A statement under subsection (2)(e) containing an admission of, or refutation of, the substance of any matter to be inquired into –
(a) is to specify the details of the matter; and
(b) may be accompanied by any other document the person making the statement considers appropriate.