Part 1 Preliminary

Part 1 Preliminary

1 Name of Act

1 Name of Act

This Act may be cited as the Teaching Service Act 1980.

s 1: Subst 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (2). Am 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [2].

2 Commencement

2 Commencement

(1) This section and section 1 shall commence on the date of assent to this Act.

(2) Except as provided by subsection (1), this Act shall commence on such day as may be appointed by the Governor in respect thereof and as may be notified by proclamation published in the Gazette.

(3) (Repealed)

s 2: Am 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (3).

2A

2A, 3 (Repealed)

4 Definitions

4 Definitions

(1) In this Act—

appointed day means 20 October 1980.

Department means the Department of Education.

exercise a function includes perform a duty.

function includes a power, authority or duty.

officer means a person employed in the Teaching Service other than as a temporary employee.

position includes office.

school means a government school established under the Education Act 1990.

school principal means a person appointed to the position of principal of a school.

Secretary means the Secretary of the Department.

senior position means any position in the Teaching Service to which a person employed in the Teaching Service could be promoted.

Teaching Service means the Teaching Service of New South Wales referred to in section 44.

temporary employee means a person employed under section 50.

Note—

The Interpretation Act 1987 contains definitions and other provisions that affect the interpretation and application of this Act.

(2) Notes included in this Act do not form part of this Act.

s 4: Am 1982 No 118, Schs 1 (1), 2 (1); 1987 No 63, Sch 2; 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (5); 1989 No 105, Sch 1, 1996 No 121, Sch 4.58 [1]; 1999 No 31, Sch 3.19. Subst 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [4]. Am 2014 No 22, Sch 2 [1] [2]; 2017 No 22, Sch 4.46 [1]; 2018 No 3, Sch 1 [1] [2].

5 Industrial Relations Act 1996 not affected

5 Industrial Relations Act 1996 not affected

Except to the extent that this Act otherwise expressly provides, nothing in this Act amends or affects the provisions of the Industrial Relations Act 1996.

s 5: Am 1996 No 121, Sch 4.58 [2].

5A Protection of children to be paramount consideration

5A Protection of children to be paramount consideration

(1) The protection of children is to be the paramount consideration—

(a) in taking any action with respect to an officer or temporary employee under this Act, and

(b) in dealing with any appeal against, or determining any claim arising from or in relation to, that action.

(2) This section has effect despite anything in the Industrial Relations Act 1996 or any other Act or law.

s 5A: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [1].

Part 2 Secretary

Part 2 Secretary

pt 2, hdg: Subst 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (6); 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

pt 2: Subst 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

Division 1 General functions and related provisions

Division 1 General functions and related provisions

pt 2, div 1: Rep 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (7). Ins 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

6 General responsibility

6 General responsibility

(1) The Secretary is responsible to the Minister for the general conduct and the efficient, effective and economical management of the functions and activities of the Teaching Service.

(2) For the purpose of exercising that responsibility, the Secretary may take such action as the Secretary considers appropriate in the circumstances.

(3) (Repealed)

s 6: Rep 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (7). Ins 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5]. Am 2014 No 22, Sch 2 [4].

7 General functions

7 General functions

(1) The Secretary has the following functions—

(a) to classify the schools in which members of the Teaching Service are employed,

(b) to determine the staff positions in the Teaching Service (including the teaching positions in schools),

(c) to determine the method of classifying and grading officers employed in the Teaching Service,

(d) to determine the qualifications required for appointment to the Teaching Service,

(e) to prepare and maintain a list of persons who the Secretary determines are not to be employed in the Teaching Service,

(f) to maintain discipline in the Teaching Service.

(2) Subsection (1) does not limit the functions that are conferred or imposed on the Secretary by or under this Act.

s 7: Rep 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (7). Ins 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

8 Delegation of functions

8 Delegation of functions

(1) The Secretary may delegate to an authorised person any of the functions of the Secretary under this Act other than—

(a) this power of delegation, or

(b) the functions conferred or imposed under section 100.

(2) A delegate may sub-delegate to an authorised person any function delegated by the Secretary if the delegate is authorised to do so by the Secretary.

(3) In this section—

authorised person means—

(a) an officer or temporary employee, or

(b) a Public Service employee, or

(c) a member of staff of the TAFE Commission.

s 8: Rep 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (7). Ins 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5]. Am 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [2] [3]; 2011 No 53, Sch 2.4; 2014 No 22, Sch 2 [5].

9 Acting appointment as Secretary

9 Acting appointment as Secretary

Despite section 24 of the Government Sector Employment Act 2013, an officer of the Teaching Service or a member of staff of the TAFE Commission may be appointed under that section to act in the position of Secretary while that position is vacant or if the holder of that position is suspended, sick or absent.

s 9: Rep 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (7). Ins 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5]. Am 2014 No 22, Sch 2 [6].

Division 2 Employment functions

Division 2 Employment functions

pt 2, div 2, hdg: Am 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (8). Subst 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

pt 2, div 2, sdiv 1, hdg: Rep 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (9).

10 Definition

10 Definition

In this Division—

industrial matters has the same meaning as in the Industrial Relations Act 1996, subject to the following modifications—

(a) the references to “employers” and “their employer” are to be construed as references to the Crown,

(b) the references to “employees” are to be construed as references to members of the Teaching Service,

(c) the references to “any industry” and “an industry” are to be construed as references to the Teaching Service.

ss 10–12: Rep 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (7). Ins 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

11 Secretary to act for Crown

11 Secretary to act for Crown

The Secretary, in exercising a function under this Division, acts for the Crown.

ss 10–12: Rep 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (7). Ins 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

12 Role of Secretary in industrial proceedings

12 Role of Secretary in industrial proceedings

The Secretary is, for the purpose of—

(a) making any determination under section 13, or

(b) any proceedings relating to members of the Teaching Service held before a competent tribunal having power to deal with industrial matters,

taken to be the employer of those members.

ss 10–12: Rep 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (7). Ins 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

13 Determination of conditions of employment

13 Determination of conditions of employment

(1) Except in so far as provision is otherwise made by law, the conditions of employment, including salaries, wages or other remuneration, of members of the Teaching Service are to be determined from time to time by the Secretary.

(2) (Repealed)

s 13: Am 1987 No 114, sec 2. Rep 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (7). Ins 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5]. Am 2014 No 22, Sch 2 [7].

14 Agreements relating to industrial matters

14 Agreements relating to industrial matters

(1) The Secretary may enter into an agreement with any association or organisation representing any group or class of officers or temporary employees as to any industrial matter.

(2) Any such agreement binds all officers and temporary employees in the class or group affected by the agreement and no such officer or temporary employee, whether a member of the association or organisation with which the agreement was entered into or not, has any right of appeal against the terms of the agreement.

s 14: Rep 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (7). Ins 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

15 Determinations and agreements relating to major industrial matters

15 Determinations and agreements relating to major industrial matters

The Secretary may not make a determination under section 13 or enter into an agreement under section 14, being a determination or an agreement relating to an industrial matter that the Minister has determined and notified the Secretary to be a major industrial matter, unless the Secretary has notified the Minister of the determination proposed to be made or the agreement proposed to be entered into.

s 15: Am 1980 No 187, Sch 1. Rep 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (7). Ins 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

16

16–36 (Repealed)

Part 3

Part 3

37–41A (Repealed)

pt 3: Rep 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

pt 3, div 1: Rep 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

s 37: Am 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (19); 1989 No 105, Sch 1. Rep 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

s 38: Am 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (19); 1989 No 105, Sch 1. Rep 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

pt 3, div 2: Rep 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

s 39: Am 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (19); 1989 No 105, Sch 1. Rep 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

s 40: Am 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (19); 1989 No 105, Sch 1. Rep 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

pt 3, div 3: Rep 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

s 41: Am 1987 No 48, Sch 32; 1988 No 29, Sch 2 (1). Rep 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

pt 3, div 4 (s 41A): Ins 1985 No 186, sec 2. Rep 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [5].

Part 4 The Teaching Service

Part 4 The Teaching Service

pt 4, hdg: Am 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [6].

44 The Teaching Service

44 The Teaching Service

(1) The Teaching Service of New South Wales consists of the persons who are for the time being employed under this Division.

(2) Those persons are taken to be employed by the Government of New South Wales in the service of the Crown, except as provided by section 12.

(3) This Division does not affect any other method (statutory or otherwise) by which a person holds a position, or is otherwise employed, in the Teaching Service.

s 44: Subst 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [9]. Am 2014 No 22, Sch 1 [1].

45

45, 46 (Repealed)

47 Appointments to positions generally

47 Appointments to positions generally

(1) The Secretary may, subject to section 47A, appoint to positions in the Teaching Service—

(a) persons who are accredited under the Teacher Accreditation Act 2004, or

(b) persons who have, in the opinion of the Secretary, the appropriate qualifications to be employed in the Teaching Service.

(1A) Where—

(a) an appointment to a position in the Teaching Service (other than a senior position) is to be made under subsection (1), and

(b) an Aboriginal and a person who is not an Aboriginal, each of whom is eligible to be appointed to the position, are offering themselves for appointment to the position,

the Secretary shall give preference to the Aboriginal or, if there are 2 or more such Aborigines, give preference to any one of them by appointment to that position.

(2)–(5) (Repealed)

s 47: Am 1982 No 118, Sch 1 (2); 1987 No 30, Sch 1 (1); 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (19); 1989 No 105, Sch 1; 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [12]–[15]; 2018 No 3, Sch 1 [3].

47A Appointment on merit to senior positions

47A Appointment on merit to senior positions

(1) Application of section This section applies to and in respect of appointments under section 47 to senior positions in the Teaching Service.

(2) Appointments to senior positions Appointments to vacant senior positions are to be made by the Secretary. It does not matter whether the person appointed to such a position is or is not already an officer.

(3) Advertising vacancies If it is proposed to make an appointment to a vacant senior position, the Secretary must advertise the vacancy in such manner as the Secretary thinks appropriate. Without limiting the manner in which the vacancy is advertised, the advertisement is to be in a form that is accessible to persons who are not employed in the Teaching Service.

(4) Merit appointment Appointments to vacant senior positions are to be made by the Secretary on the basis of the merit of the applicants for appointment.

(5) Determining merit of applicants For the purpose of determining the merit of persons eligible for appointment to a vacant senior position, the Secretary is to have regard to—

(a) the nature and duties of the position, and

(b) the abilities, qualifications, experience, standards of work performance and personal qualities of those persons that are relevant to the performance of those duties.

(6) Selection process In deciding to appoint a person to a vacant senior position—

(a) the Secretary may only select a person who has applied for appointment to the vacant position, and

(b) the Secretary must, from among the applicants eligible for appointment to the vacant position, select the applicant who has, in the opinion of the Secretary, the greatest merit.

(7) Appointment from eligibility list Despite subsection (3), the Secretary need not advertise a vacant senior position if the Secretary proposes to make an appointment to the position from an eligibility list created by the Secretary in relation to the position (being of a list of those persons who applied for appointment to the position and who are eligible for appointment but not selected for appointment, as arranged in order of merit as determined in accordance with subsection (5)).

(8) Any such eligibility list is applicable not only to the position in relation to which it was created but also to any other position that the Secretary determines it should be applicable to on the basis that the position is substantially the same as the position in relation to which the list was created.

(9) Industrial relations jurisdiction excluded The appointment or failure to appoint a person to a vacant senior position, or any matter, question or dispute relating to such an appointment or failure, is not an industrial matter for the purposes of the Industrial Relations Act 1996. This subsection applies whether or not any person has been appointed to the vacant senior position.

(10) Other legal proceedings excluded No proceedings, whether for an order in the nature of prohibition, certiorari or mandamus or for a declaration or injunction or for any other relief, lie in respect of the appointment or failure to appoint a person to a senior position, the entitlement or non-entitlement of a person to be so appointed or the validity or invalidity of any such appointment.

(11) Subsection (10) does not affect the operation of section 60.

s 47A: Ins 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [16].

48 Appointments on probation

48 Appointments on probation

(1) Unless the Secretary, in a particular case or class of cases, otherwise determines, a person who is not an officer of the Teaching Service when the person is appointed by the Secretary to a position in that service shall be appointed on probation, which shall be for a period of 12 months or such longer period as the Secretary may in any particular case or class of cases determine.

(2) The Secretary may—

(a) after the expiration of the period of probation for which a person is so appointed, confirm or annul the appointment, or

(b) during the period of probation for which a person is so appointed, extend the period of probation or annul the appointment.

(3) If a person’s appointment is so annulled, the person ceases to be an officer, unless appointed to another position as an officer.

(4) (Repealed)

(5) A person who, by reason of the annulment of an appointment, ceases to be a member of the Teaching Service under this section is not entitled to appeal to the Industrial Relations Commission against the annulment.

(6) Action is not required to be taken under Part 4A in order to annul an appointment under subsection (2).

(7) (Repealed)

s 48: Am 1980 No 24, Sch 4; 1989 No 105, Sch 1; 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [10] [14] [17] [18]; 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [4]–[6]; 2010 No 54, Sch 3.18 [1]; 2014 No 22, Sch 2 [9].

49 Appointment of retired officers

49 Appointment of retired officers

(1) The Secretary may appoint an officer who has been retired from the Teaching Service or whose services have been dispensed with under section 72 to a vacant position in the Teaching Service.

(2) An appointment under this section may be made without examination or probation.

(3) (Repealed)

s 49: Am 1990 No 99, Sch 4; 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [10] [14] [19].

50 Temporary employees

50 Temporary employees

(1) The Secretary may employ on a temporary basis—

(a) persons who are accredited under the Teacher Accreditation Act 2004 to carry out work in the Teaching Service, or

(b) persons who have, in the opinion of the Secretary, the appropriate qualifications to carry out work in the Teaching Service.

(2) A person employed under this section may be employed on a full-time, casual or part-time basis.

(3) A temporary employee is a member of, but does not hold a position in, the Teaching Service.

(4) (Repealed)

(5) A person employed under this section—

(a) may be employed for a period or periods of up to 3 years, and

(b) may be dismissed at any time.

(6) The Secretary may not terminate the employment of a temporary employee for reasons other than for misconduct unless the employee—

(a) is given at least 4 weeks notice of the proposed termination, or

(b) is paid, at or before the termination, an amount equal to 4 weeks pay.

(7) A temporary employee whose employment is terminated is not, despite any other Act or law, entitled to any other compensation or entitlement for the termination of employment other than superannuation entitlements.

s 50: Am 1984 No 153, Sch 5 (1); 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (19); 1989 No 105, Sch 1; 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [14] [20]–[22]; 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [7]; 2018 No 3, Sch 1 [4]–[6].

51 Temporary appointments of officers

51 Temporary appointments of officers

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3), an officer of the Teaching Service may be temporarily appointed by the Secretary to a position within that service which is vacant or the holder of which is suspended, sick or absent.

(2) An appointment under subsection (1) shall not be made except in accordance with such conditions of employment as are determined by the Secretary.

(3) The Secretary shall not make a temporary appointment under subsection (1) for a period in excess of 6 months unless satisfied that an appointment in excess of that period should be made having regard to the exigencies of the Teaching Service.

s 51: Am 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (19); 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [10] [14] [23]–[26].

51A Transfer of officers within the Teaching Service

51A Transfer of officers within the Teaching Service

(cf ss 86A and 87 PSEM Act 2002)

(1) The Secretary may, subject to this section, transfer an officer of the Teaching Service to another position within the Teaching Service.

(2) A transfer of an officer under this section may be temporary or, following consultation with the officer, permanent.

(3) An officer may request a transfer under this section, but is not entitled to be transferred at his or her request.

(4) The Secretary may transfer an officer under this section without a request or the consent of the officer.

(5) An officer may be transferred under this section to any different workplace location in the State.

(6) The Secretary is not required to transfer an officer to another workplace location (whether or not under this section) if the Secretary considers that there is no reasonable prospect of ongoing work for the officer at the other location.

(7) A transfer under this section is to be made at the officer’s existing level of salary. However—

(a) a transfer may be made at a level of salary that is higher or lower than the existing level of salary if the percentage variation is within the range determined by the Secretary as a minor variation, or

(b) a transfer may be made at any lower level of salary with the consent of the officer.

(8) An officer transferred under this section must possess the qualifications required for the position to which the officer is transferred.

(9) A permanent appointment may be made to the original position of an officer temporarily transferred under this section—

(a) if the officer consents, or

(b) if the transfer has continued or is likely to continue for more than 12 months, the officer is advised of the proposed appointment and the officer is given a reasonable opportunity to terminate the transfer and return to his or her original position.

(10) Nothing in this section (apart from subsection (6))—

(a) affects any other method (statutory or otherwise) by which officers can transfer or be transferred, or

(b) affects a direction under the procedural guidelines issued under section 93D that an officer undertake alternative duties at any location.

s 51A: Ins 2014 No 22, Sch 1 [2].

51B Dealing with member of Teaching Service whose address is unknown

51B Dealing with member of Teaching Service whose address is unknown

If—

(a) the Secretary takes any action under this Act with respect to a person who is an officer or temporary employee (including any disciplinary action under Part 4A or the termination of the person’s employment), and

(b) the person’s address is unknown to the Secretary,

any instrument for giving effect to that action or for notifying the person of that action may be sent to the address of the person last known to the Secretary.

s 51B: Ins 2018 No 3, Sch 1 [7].

Division 3

Division 3

52–58 (Repealed)

pt 4, div 3: Subst 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [27]. Rep 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [8].

s 52: Subst 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [27]. Rep 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [8].

s 53: Subst 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [27]. Rep 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [8].

s 54: Am 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (20); 1989 No 105, Sch 1. Subst 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [27]. Rep 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [8].

s 55: Am 1982 No 118, Sch 2 (3); 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (19); 1989 No 105, Sch 1. Rep 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [27].

s 56: Am 1980 No 24, Sch 4; 1989 No 105, Sch 1. Rep 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [27].

s 57: Am 1990 No 99, Sch 4. Rep 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [27].

s 58: Am 1984 No 153, Sch 5 (1); 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (19); 1989 No 105, Sch 1. Rep 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [27].

Division 4 Miscellaneous provisions relating to the Teaching Service

Division 4 Miscellaneous provisions relating to the Teaching Service

pt 4, div 4, hdg: Am 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [28].

pt 4, div 4, sdiv 1, hdg: Rep 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [29].

59

59–59G (Repealed)

60 Promotion appeals

60 Promotion appeals

(1) An officer (the appellant) may appeal to the Secretary against the decision to appoint another officer to a vacant senior position for which the appellant has unsuccessfully applied.

(2) Any such appeal must be made no later than 10 days after the day on which the appellant is notified (orally or in writing) of the decision concerned.

(3) An appeal may only be made on the ground that the whole or any part of the selection process for the position was irregular or improper.

(4) After considering the appeal and such other information as the Secretary considers appropriate, the Secretary may—

(a) allow or disallow the appeal, and

(b) make such determination with respect to the appeal as the Secretary thinks fit.

(5) The decision of the Secretary under subsection (4) is final.

s 60: Am 1982 No 118, Sch 2 (5); 1987 No 30, Sch 1 (3). Subst 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [31].

61

61–71A (Repealed)

72 Excess persons

72 Excess persons

Where the Secretary is satisfied—

(a) that a number of persons is employed in the Teaching Service, or any part of the Teaching Service, in excess of a number that appears to be necessary for the efficient, effective and economical management of the Teaching Service or part, and

(b) that any such person cannot be usefully employed in the Teaching Service,

the Secretary may dispense with the services of that person.

s 72: Am 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19] [38].

73 Excessive salaries

73 Excessive salaries

(1) Where the Secretary is satisfied that an officer of the Teaching Service is in receipt of a greater salary than the maximum fairly appropriate to the work performed by the officer—

(a) subject to paragraph (b), the Secretary shall take such steps as are practicable to assign the officer work of a class appropriate to the salary, and

(b) if the officer cannot be assigned sufficient work of the kind referred to in paragraph (a) or is unfitted for or incapable of performing work appropriate to the salary, the Secretary—

(i) shall reduce the salary to the maximum determined by the Secretary to be appropriate to the work performed by the officer, and

(ii) may take such steps as are practicable to secure the officer’s transfer, to a vacant position in the Teaching Service, at that salary.

(2) If a reduction of salary of an officer under this section is certified by the Secretary to have been made on the ground only that appropriate work or an appropriate position is not available, the officer—

(a) remains eligible for promotion as if the salary had not been reduced, and

(b) is entitled to employment on the class of work to which the previous salary was appropriate, or transfer to a position to which that class of work is attached, as soon as the appropriate work or an appropriate position becomes available, in preference to any other officer whose salary has not been reduced.

s 73: Am 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (19); 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19] [38]–[40].

74

74, 75 (Repealed)

76 Retirement or transfer of officers through invalidity or incapacity

76 Retirement or transfer of officers through invalidity or incapacity

(1) Where the Secretary determines—

(a) that an officer of the Teaching Service is, because of invalidity or physical or mental incapacity, unable to perform the duties of his or her position,

(b) that the invalidity or incapacity is likely to be of a permanent character, and

(c) that the invalidity or incapacity has not arisen from actual misconduct on the officer’s part or from causes within the officer’s control,

the Secretary—

(d) may cause the officer to be retired from the Teaching Service, or

(e) with the consent of the officer, may transfer the officer—

(i) to some other position in the Teaching Service, or

(ii) to ongoing employment in the Public Service (with the approval of the head of the Public Service agency concerned),

(iii) (Repealed)

with salary and other conditions of the officer’s employment appropriate to that position or employment.

(2) A decision or determination of the Secretary under subsection (1) is not subject to appeal under Part 7 of Chapter 2 of the Industrial Relations Act 1996.

s 76: Am 1980 No 24, Sch 4; 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19] [38] [41]–[43]; 2005 No 64, Sch 2.56; 2010 No 54, Sch 3.18 [3]; 2014 No 22, Sch 2 [11] [12].

77 Termination or suspension of employment if accreditation is revoked or suspended

77 Termination or suspension of employment if accreditation is revoked or suspended

(1) The Secretary may terminate a person’s employment as an officer or temporary employee if the person’s accreditation is revoked under the Teacher Accreditation Act 2004.

(2) An officer or temporary employee who is required to be accredited under the Teacher Accreditation Act 2004 may be suspended from employment by the Secretary during any period in which the person’s accreditation under that Act is suspended. Any such suspension may be without pay.

(3) An officer or temporary employee who is suspended from employment under subsection (2) for any period is, for the purposes of section 28 (2) of the Teacher Accreditation Act 2004, taken not to be employed as a teacher during that period.

(4) The Secretary is not required to provide alternative employment to a person whose employment is terminated or suspended under this section.

s 77: Rep 1990 No 99, Sch 4. Ins 2018 No 3, Sch 1 [9].

77A Miscellaneous grounds for terminating employment

77A Miscellaneous grounds for terminating employment

(1) The Secretary may terminate—

(a) a person’s employment as an officer or temporary employee if the person has abandoned his or her employment, and

(b) a person’s employment as an officer if the person refuses or fails to commence duties in a position to which the person has been appointed or transferred under this Act.

(2) This section does not limit the grounds on which the Secretary may terminate a person’s employment under this Act.

s 77A: Ins 2018 No 3, Sch 1 [9].

78 Vacation of position

78 Vacation of position

An officer of the Teaching Service shall be deemed to have vacated the officer’s position if—

(a) the officer dies, or

(b) the officer resigns the officer’s position by writing signed by the officer and delivered to the Secretary and the officer’s resignation is accepted by the Secretary.

s 78: Am 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19] [38] [44].

78A

78A (Repealed)

Division 5 Extended leave

Division 5 Extended leave

79 Leave of absence after years of service

79 Leave of absence after years of service

(1) Subject to this section, an officer of the Teaching Service is entitled—

(a) after service for 10 years, to leave for 2 months on full pay or 4 months on half pay, and

(b) after service in excess of 10 years, to—

(i) leave pursuant to paragraph (a), and

(ii) in addition, an amount of leave proportionate to the officer’s length of service after 10 years, calculated on the basis of 5 months on full pay, or 10 months on half pay, for 10 years served after service for 10 years.

(2) For the purpose of calculating the entitlement of a person to extended leave under this section at any time—

(a) service referred to in this section includes service before the appointed day,

(b) there shall be deducted from the amount of extended leave to which, but for this paragraph, that person would be entitled—

(i) any extended leave, or leave in the nature of extended leave, and

(ii) the equivalent, in extended leave, of any benefit instead of extended leave or leave in the nature of extended leave,

taken or received by that person before that time, including any such leave taken, or benefit received, by that person pursuant to the Public Service (Amendment) Act 1919, as in force at any time, the Teaching Service Act 1970, as in force at any time, or the Public Service Act 1979, and

(c) the provisions of Schedule 2 to the Government Sector Employment Regulation 2014 shall have effect,

but nothing in this subsection shall be construed as authorising, in respect of the same period of leave taken or the same benefit received, a deduction under both paragraph (b) and clause 7 of Schedule 2 to the Government Sector Employment Regulation 2014.

(3) Where the services of an officer of the Teaching Service with at least 5 years’ service and less than 10 years’ service are terminated by the Crown or the Secretary for any reason other than the officer’s serious and wilful misconduct or by the officer on account of illness, incapacity or domestic or other pressing necessity, the officer shall be entitled for 5 years’ service to 1 month’s leave on full pay and for service after 5 years to a proportionate amount of leave on full pay calculated on the basis of 3 months’ leave for 15 years’ service.

(4) An officer is not entitled to any such leave if the officer’s employment is terminated by operation of Part 4B.

(5) For the purposes of—

(a) subsection (1), service includes—

(i) service under the Public Service Act 1902, the Teaching Service Act 1970, the Public Service Act 1979, or this Act,

(ii) any period of leave without pay taken before the commencement of the Public Service and Other Statutory Bodies (Extended Leave) Amendment Act 1963, and

(iii) in the case of an officer who has completed at least 10 years’ service (any period of leave without pay taken before that commencement being included therein, and any period of leave without pay taken after that commencement being excluded therefrom)—any period of leave without pay, not exceeding 6 months, taken after that commencement, and

(b) subsection (3), service does not include any period of leave without pay whether taken before or after the commencement of the Public Service and Other Statutory Bodies (Extended Leave) Amendment Act 1963.

s 79: Am 1996 No 121, Sch 4.58 [2]; 2001 No 26, Sch 4 [1]–[3]; 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19] [38]; 2005 No 85, Sch 2.8 [1] [2]; 2006 No 24, Sch 2.1 [1]; 2017 No 22, Sch 4.46 [2].

80 Gratuity instead of extended leave

80 Gratuity instead of extended leave

(1) An officer of the Teaching Service who has acquired a right to extended leave with pay under section 79, shall, on the termination of the officer’s services, be paid forthwith instead of that leave the money value thereof as a gratuity in addition to any gratuity to which the officer may be otherwise entitled.

(2) Any pension to which any such officer is entitled under the Superannuation Act 1916 shall commence from the date on which the officer’s extended leave, if taken, would have commenced.

s 80: Am 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19].

81 Payment of money value of leave not taken or completed

81 Payment of money value of leave not taken or completed

(1) Where an officer of the Teaching Service has acquired a right under section 79 to extended leave with pay and dies before entering upon it, or after entering upon it dies before its termination—

(a) the spouse of the officer,

(b) if there is no such spouse, the children of the officer, or

(c) if there is no such spouse or children, the person who, in the opinion of the Secretary, was, at the time of the death of the officer, a dependent relative of the officer,

is entitled to receive the money value of the leave not taken, or not completed, computed at the rate of salary that the officer received at the time of his or her death less any amount paid to the officer in respect of the leave not taken, or not completed.

(2) Where an officer of the Teaching Service with at least 5 years’ service and less than 10 years’ service as referred to in section 79 (3) dies—

(a) the spouse of the officer,

(b) if there is no such spouse, the children of the officer, or

(c) if there is no such spouse or children, the person who, in the opinion of the Secretary, was, at the time of the death of the officer, a dependent relative of the officer,

is entitled to receive the money value of the leave which would have accrued to the officer had his or her services terminated as referred to in section 79 (3), computed at the rate of salary that the officer received at the time of his or her death.

(3) Where there is a guardian of any children entitled under subsection (1) or (2), the payment to which those children are entitled may be made to that guardian for their maintenance, education and advancement.

(4) Where there is no person entitled under subsection (1) or (2) to receive the money value of any leave not taken or not completed by an officer or which would have accrued to an officer, payment in respect thereof shall be made to the personal representatives of the officer.

(4A) If it appears to the Secretary that more than one person is entitled as a spouse to payment of the money value of leave under this section, the Secretary must pay the amount to the deceased officer’s personal representatives.

(5) Any payment under this section shall be in addition to any payment under the Superannuation Act 1916.

(6) Where payment of the money value of leave has been made under this Act, no proceedings may be brought against the Crown or the Secretary for payment of any amount in respect of that leave.

(7) In this section, spouse of an officer includes a de facto partner of the officer at the time of his or her death.

Note—

“De facto partner” is defined in section 21C of the Interpretation Act 1987.

s 81: Am 2001 No 26, Sch 4 [4]; 2002 No 73, Sch 1.25 [1]–[3]; 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19] [38] [45]; 2010 No 19, Sch 3.112.

Division 6

Division 6

82–90 (Repealed)

pt 4, div 6: Rep 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [9].

s 82: Am 2002 No 43, Sch 7.10 [1]; 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19]. Rep 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [9].

s 83: Am 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19] [46]. Rep 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [9].

s 84: Am 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19] [38] [47]. Rep 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [9].

s 85: Am 1980 No 24, Sch 4; 1989 No 105, Sch 1; 2002 No 43, Sch 7.10 [2]; 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19] [38] [45] [48]–[50]. Rep 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [9].

s 86: Am 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19] [38]. Rep 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [9].

s 87: Am 1980 No 24, Sch 4; 2002 No 43, Sch 7.10 [3] [4]; 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19] [38] [47]. Rep 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [9].

s 88: Am 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19] [38]. Rep 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [9].

s 89: Am 1997 No 11, Sch 1.17; 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19] [38] [51]. Rep 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [9].

s 90: Am 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19] [38] [44]. Rep 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [9].

Division 7 Miscellaneous

Division 7 Miscellaneous

91 Recovery of salary etc

91 Recovery of salary etc

A member of the Teaching Service may sue for and recover the amount of his or her salary, wages or other remuneration the subject of a determination under section 13.

s 91: Am 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19] [52].

92 Deduction from salary or wages for use of building or provision of services

92 Deduction from salary or wages for use of building or provision of services

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), where an officer or temporary employee of the Teaching Service is allowed to use, for the purpose of residence, any building or part of a building, or any land, belonging to the Government of New South Wales, or is provided by that Government with any service, there shall be deducted from his or her salary, wages or other remuneration such amount as the Secretary of the Premier’s Department, after consultation with the Secretary, fixes as being fair and reasonable for the use of the building, part or land or the provision of the service, as the case may be.

(2) Where an officer or temporary employee of the Teaching Service is allowed to use, for the purpose of residence, any building or part of a building or any land vested in or managed by the Teacher Housing Authority of New South Wales, an amount fixed by that Authority in respect of rent shall be deducted from the salary of that officer or temporary employee and paid to that Authority.

s 92: Am 1989 No 105, Sch 1; 1996 No 14, Sch 1; 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19] [38] [53]; 2011 No 48, Sch 2.13; 2024 No 35, Sch 3.13.

92A Officers and temporary employees to report bankruptcy etc

92A Officers and temporary employees to report bankruptcy etc

If an officer or temporary employee becomes bankrupt or makes a composition, arrangement or assignment for the benefit of the officer’s or the temporary employee’s creditors, the officer or temporary employee must—

(a) immediately give to the Secretary notice of the bankruptcy, composition, arrangement or assignment, and

(b) within such period as the Secretary specifies, provide the Secretary with such further information with respect to the cause of the bankruptcy or of the making of the composition, arrangement or assignment as the Secretary requires.

ss 92A–92C: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [10].

92B Officers and temporary employees not to undertake other paid work without permission

92B Officers and temporary employees not to undertake other paid work without permission

(1) An officer or temporary employee is not to undertake any other paid work without the permission of the Secretary.

(2) The Secretary may prepare guidelines with respect to the type of work that constitutes paid work for the purposes of this section.

(3) Any such guidelines must be made available to officers and temporary employees in such manner as the Secretary thinks appropriate.

(4) This section does not apply to a temporary employee employed on a casual basis.

ss 92A–92C: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [10].

92C Secretary to be notified of serious offences committed by officers and temporary employees

92C Secretary to be notified of serious offences committed by officers and temporary employees

(1) An officer or temporary employee who—

(a) is charged with, or who is found guilty of, an offence that is punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more, or

(b) is charged with, or who is found guilty elsewhere than in New South Wales of an offence that, if it were committed in New South Wales, would be an offence so punishable,

must immediately report that fact to the Secretary.

(2) On becoming aware of the fact that an officer or temporary employee has been charged with, or has been found guilty of, an offence referred to in subsection (1), the person in charge of the school or place of work in which the officer or temporary employee is employed must also immediately report that fact to the Secretary.

(3) The requirement to report to the Secretary under this section does not apply if the matter has already been reported to the Secretary under section 93U.

ss 92A–92C: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [10].

93

93 (Repealed)

Part 4A Management of conduct and performance

Part 4A Management of conduct and performance

pt 4A: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [11].

93A Objects of Part

93A Objects of Part

The objects of this Part are as follows—

(a) to maintain appropriate standards of conduct and work-related performance for officers in the Teaching Service,

(b) to protect and enhance the integrity and reputation of the Teaching Service,

(c) to ensure that the public interest is protected.

s 93A: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [11].

93B Definitions

93B Definitions

(1) In this Part—

disciplinary action, in relation to an officer, means any one or more of the following—

(a) dismissal from the Teaching Service,

(b) directing the officer to resign, or to be allowed to resign, from the Teaching Service within a specified time,

(c) reduction of the officer’s salary or demotion to a lower position in the Teaching Service,

(d) the imposition of a fine,

(e) a caution or reprimand.

misconduct—see section 93C.

procedural guidelines means the guidelines in force from time to time under section 93D.

remedial action, in relation to an officer, means any one or more of the following—

(a) counselling,

(b) training and development,

(c) monitoring the officer’s conduct or performance,

(d) implementing a plan addressing unsatisfactory performance,

(e) the issuing of a warning to the officer that certain conduct is unacceptable or that the officer’s performance is not satisfactory,

(f) transferring the officer to another position in the Teaching Service that does not involve a reduction of salary or demotion to a lower position,

(g) any other action of a similar nature.

(2) In this Part, a reference to an allegation that an officer may have engaged in misconduct includes a reference to the Secretary being made aware, or becoming aware, by any means that the officer may have engaged in misconduct.

s 93B: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [11]. Am 2014 No 22, Sch 2 [14].

93C Meaning of “misconduct”

93C Meaning of “misconduct”

(1) For the purposes of this Part, misconduct includes, but is not limited to, any of the following—

(a) a contravention of any provision of this Act or the regulations,

(b) engaging in, or having engaged in, any conduct that justifies the taking of disciplinary action,

(c) taking action that constitutes a detrimental action offence,

(d) taking detrimental action against another person in circumstances where—

(i) the person taking the detrimental action suspects, believes or is aware, when taking the action, that any person has made, may have made, may make or proposes to make an internal disclosure, and

(ii) the suspicion, belief or awareness, whether correct or incorrect, is a contributing factor to the taking of the detrimental action.

(2) For the purposes of this Part, the subject-matter of an allegation of misconduct may relate to an incident or conduct that happened—

(a) while the officer concerned was not on duty, or

(b) before the officer was appointed to his or her position.

(3) In this section—

detrimental action has the same meaning as in the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022.

detrimental action offence has the same meaning as in the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2022.

internal disclosure means a disclosure made in good faith by a person about the alleged misconduct of another person.

s 93C: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [11]. Am 2010 No 84, Sch 2.15; 2011 No 37, Sch 2.8; 2022 No 14, Sch 8.20[1] [2].

93D Issuing of procedural guidelines

93D Issuing of procedural guidelines

(1) The Secretary may, from time to time, issue guidelines for the purposes of—

(a) dealing with allegations of misconduct against officers as a disciplinary matter, and

(b) the taking of disciplinary action with respect to officers under this Part, including disciplinary action in relation to unsatisfactory performance, and

(c) any other matter referred to in this Part.

(2) The procedural guidelines must be consistent with the rules of procedural fairness.

(3) Without limiting subsection (2), the procedural guidelines are to ensure that—

(a) an officer to whom an allegation of misconduct relates—

(i) is advised in writing of the alleged misconduct and that the allegation may lead to disciplinary action being taken with respect to the officer, and

(ii) is given an opportunity to respond to the allegation, and

(b) an officer against whom the Secretary is proposing to take disciplinary action under Division 3 is given a reasonable opportunity to make a submission in relation to that proposed action.

(4) The Secretary may from time to time amend, revoke or replace the procedural guidelines.

(5) The procedural guidelines as in force from time to time must be made publicly available in such manner as the Secretary thinks appropriate.

(6) The regulations under section 100 may make provision for or with respect to any matter for which the procedural guidelines can provide. In the event of any inconsistency between a provision contained in the procedural guidelines and a provision in those regulations, the regulations prevail.

s 93D: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [11].

93E Requirements relating to disciplinary matters

93E Requirements relating to disciplinary matters

(1) An officer is not entitled to cross-examine any person in relation to an allegation of misconduct or the taking of disciplinary action against the officer.

(2) A hearing involving the legal representation of parties and the calling of witnesses is not to be held in relation to an allegation of misconduct or the taking of disciplinary action against an officer.

(3) Nothing in subsection (1) or (2) prevents the Secretary from—

(a) conducting investigations into an allegation of misconduct, or

(b) asking an officer a question in relation to an allegation of misconduct, or

(c) conducting interviews with the officer to whom the allegation relates or with any other person in connection with the matter concerned, or

(d) taking signed statements from the officer or any such person.

s 93E: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [11].

93F Dealing with an allegation of misconduct

93F Dealing with an allegation of misconduct

(1) If an allegation is made to the Secretary that an officer may have engaged in any misconduct, the Secretary may do either or both of the following—

(a) deal with the allegation as a disciplinary matter in accordance with the procedural guidelines,

(b) take remedial action with respect to the officer.

(2) After dealing with an allegation of misconduct as a disciplinary matter in accordance with this Part and the procedural guidelines, the Secretary may, if the Secretary is of the opinion that the officer has engaged in any misconduct, decide to take disciplinary action with respect to the officer.

(3) Before any disciplinary action is taken with respect to an officer under this section, the officer must be given an opportunity to make a submission in relation to the disciplinary action that the Secretary is considering taking.

(4) Even though the Secretary decides to deal with an allegation of misconduct as a disciplinary matter in accordance with the procedural guidelines, the Secretary may, at any stage of the process—

(a) decide to take remedial action with respect to the officer concerned as well as dealing with the allegation as a disciplinary matter, or

(b) decide to take remedial action with respect to the officer instead of dealing with the allegation as a disciplinary matter, or

(c) decide to dismiss the allegation, or decide that no further action is to be taken in relation to the matter.

(5) A decision under this section by the Secretary to take remedial action with respect to an officer does not, if it appears to the Secretary that the officer may have engaged in any misconduct while the remedial action is being taken, prevent the Secretary from dealing with the alleged misconduct as a disciplinary matter under this section.

pt 4A, div 3 (ss 93F–93J): Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [11].

93G Performance reviews for officers

93G Performance reviews for officers

(1) An officer’s performance must be reviewed, at least annually, by the Secretary.

(2) The Secretary may review the performance of an officer on such other occasions as the Secretary considers appropriate.

(3) The review of an officer’s performance is to have regard to any performance criteria determined by the Secretary and such other matters as the Secretary considers relevant.

pt 4A, div 3 (ss 93F–93J): Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [11].

93H Performance improvement programs

93H Performance improvement programs

(1) If, following completion of the review of an officer’s performance, the Secretary is of the opinion that the officer is not performing his or her duties in a satisfactory manner, the Secretary may implement a performance improvement program for the officer.

(2) The officer must participate in any such performance improvement program in the manner required by the program.

(3) A performance improvement program is to be on such terms, and is to be implemented for such period, as the Secretary considers appropriate.

pt 4A, div 3 (ss 93F–93J): Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [11].

93I Dealing with unsatisfactory performance—school principals

93I Dealing with unsatisfactory performance—school principals

(1) If the Secretary is of the opinion that a school principal’s performance is still unsatisfactory following the completion of a performance improvement program for the principal or following the principal’s failure to participate in, or to satisfactorily complete, such a program, the Secretary may—

(a) dismiss the school principal from the Teaching Service, or

(b) demote the school principal to a lower position in the Teaching Service.

(2) Before taking any such action with respect to a school principal, the Secretary must—

(a) notify the principal in writing of the proposed action and the reasons for taking that action, and

(b) give the principal at least 21 days in which to make written submissions to the Secretary in relation to the proposed action, and

(c) take into consideration any written submissions received from the principal during that period.

(3) This section does not limit or otherwise affect any power under this or any other Act to dismiss or demote a school principal or to suspend a school principal from duty.

pt 4A, div 3 (ss 93F–93J): Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [11].

93J Dealing with unsatisfactory performance—officers other than school principals

93J Dealing with unsatisfactory performance—officers other than school principals

(1) This section applies to officers other than school principals.

(2) If the Secretary is of the opinion that an officer’s performance is still unsatisfactory following the completion of a performance improvement program for the officer or following the officer’s failure to participate in, or to satisfactorily complete, such a program, the Secretary may do either or both of the following—

(a) take remedial action with respect to the officer,

(b) take disciplinary action with respect to the officer.

(3) To avoid any doubt, remedial action with respect to an officer is not required to be taken before disciplinary action is taken under this section with respect to the officer.

(4) However, the Secretary may take disciplinary action with respect to an officer under this section only if—

(a) the officer has been placed on a performance improvement plan in accordance with the procedural guidelines and been given a reasonable opportunity to improve his or her performance, and

(b) the Secretary is of the opinion that the officer’s performance is still unsatisfactory.

pt 4A, div 3 (ss 93F–93J): Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [11].

93K Disciplinary action may be taken if officer is convicted of serious offence

93K Disciplinary action may be taken if officer is convicted of serious offence

(1) If an officer is convicted in New South Wales of an offence that is punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more, or is convicted elsewhere than in New South Wales of an offence that, if it were committed in New South Wales, would be an offence so punishable, the Secretary may decide to do either or both of the following—

(a) take disciplinary action with respect to the officer,

(b) take remedial action with respect to the officer.

(2) Before any disciplinary action is taken with respect to an officer under this section, the officer must be given an opportunity to make a submission in relation to the disciplinary action that the Secretary is considering taking.

(3) A reference in subsection (1) to the conviction of an officer for an offence punishable by imprisonment for 12 months or more includes a reference to the officer having been found guilty by a court of such an offence but where no conviction is recorded.

s 93K: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [11].

93L Suspension of officers from duty pending certain decisions or on lapsing of working with children check clearance

93L Suspension of officers from duty pending certain decisions or on lapsing of working with children check clearance

(1) If an allegation that an officer has engaged in misconduct is being dealt with as a disciplinary matter in accordance with the procedural guidelines, the Secretary may suspend the officer from duty until the allegation of misconduct has been dealt with.

(2) If an officer—

(a) is charged with an offence referred to in section 93K, or

(a1) is a charged person within the meaning of Part 4B, or

(b) is the subject of an interim bar, or

(c) is refused a working with children check clearance and the period for an application under Part 4 of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 has not elapsed or an application has been made under that Part and has not been determined, or

(d) is not the holder of a clearance and is eligible to apply, but has not applied, for a clearance,

the Secretary may suspend the officer from duty until the officer is notified by the Secretary that the suspension has been lifted.

(3) Any salary payable to a person as an officer while the person is suspended from duty under this section is (if the Secretary so directs) to be withheld.

(4) The salary withheld under subsection (3) is forfeited to the State unless the Secretary otherwise directs or that salary was due to the person in respect of a period before the suspension was imposed.

(5) Words and expressions used in this section have the same meaning as they have in the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.

s 93L: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [11]. Am 2012 No 51, Sch 4.10 [1] [2]; 2016 No 56, Sch 3 [1].

93M Implementation of decisions under this Part

93M Implementation of decisions under this Part

A decision of the Secretary to take any action under this Part with respect to an officer may be carried into effect at any time.

s 93M: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [11].

93N

93N (Repealed)

93O Provisions relating to certain forms of disciplinary action

93O Provisions relating to certain forms of disciplinary action

(1) Any appointment required as the result of the taking of disciplinary action (or any other action under this Part) comprising demotion to a lower position in the Teaching Service is to be made by the Secretary.

(2) If a fine is imposed under this Part on an officer, the person responsible for paying the officer’s salary is, on receiving notice of the imposition of the fine, to deduct the amount of the fine from the salary (including any termination payment) payable to the officer in such manner as the Secretary directs.

s 93O: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [11].

93P Officers retiring or resigning before disciplinary action is taken

93P Officers retiring or resigning before disciplinary action is taken

(1) An allegation that an officer has engaged in misconduct may be dealt with under this Part, and disciplinary action may be taken with respect to the officer, even though the officer has retired or resigned.

(2) The taking of disciplinary action (other than a fine) with respect to the former officer does not affect the former officer’s retirement or resignation or the benefits, rights and liabilities arising from the retirement or resignation.

(3) A fine imposed under any such disciplinary action may be recovered from the former officer as a debt due to the Crown in any court of competent jurisdiction, or out of any money payable to or in respect of the former officer by the Crown, or both.

(4) A reference in this section to the resignation of an officer is a reference to a resignation that has been accepted by the Secretary.

s 93P: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [11].

93Q

93Q (Repealed)

Part 4B Termination of employment of persons barred from working with children

Part 4B Termination of employment of persons barred from working with children

pt 4B, hdg: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 2.1 [2]. Am 2012 No 51, Sch 4.10 [3].

pt 4B: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 2.1 [2].

93R Definitions

93R Definitions

(1) In this Part—

charged person means a person whose working with children check clearance is cancelled pending determination of proceedings against the person for an offence specified in Schedule 2 to the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.

unauthorised person means—

(a) a person whose working with children check clearance is cancelled under section 23 of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012, other than a charged person, or

(a1) a charged person on the person being convicted (within the meaning of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012) of an offence specified in Schedule 2 to that Act, or

Note—

A conviction includes a finding that the charge for an offence is proven, or that a person is guilty of an offence, even though the court does not proceed to conviction (see the definition of conviction in the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012).

(b) any other person who is required to hold but is not the holder of a clearance, other than a person referred to in section 93L (2) (b)–(d) or a person who is exempt from the requirement to hold a clearance.

(2) Words and expressions used in this Part have the same meaning as they have in the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012.

s 93R: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 2.1 [2]. Am 2012 No 51, Sch 4.10 [4] [5]; 2016 No 56, Sch 3 [2] [3].

93S Operation of this Part

93S Operation of this Part

(1) This Part has effect despite any other provision of this Act or the provisions of any other Act or law (including the Industrial Relations Act 1996). Accordingly, a provision of this Part prevails to the extent of any inconsistency between it and any other provision of this Act or of any other Act or law.

(2) Without limiting subsection (1), this Part operates to terminate the employment of an unauthorised person without any disciplinary action having been taken in respect of the person under Part 4A or any other provision of this Act.

s 93S: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 2.1 [2]. Am 2012 No 51, Sch 4.10 [6].

93T Termination of employment of unauthorised persons

93T Termination of employment of unauthorised persons

(1) An officer or temporary employee who is or becomes an unauthorised person and who is employed in child-related work in the Teaching Service is, by operation of this section, dismissed from the Teaching Service.

(2) The dismissal takes effect—

(a) if the person becomes an unauthorised person after being appointed as an officer or temporary employee—when the person becomes an unauthorised person, or

(b) (Repealed)

(c) if the person became an unauthorised person after the commencement of this section and before being appointed as an officer or temporary employee—when the Secretary becomes aware that the person is an unauthorised person.

(3) The dismissal takes effect immediately without any right to a hearing or any requirement to comply with the rules of procedural fairness.

(4) A reference in this section to an unauthorised person who is employed in child-related work in the Teaching Service includes a reference to a person whose substantive position in the Teaching Service involves child-related work but who is, for the time being, performing other duties that do not involve child-related work.

(5) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the entitlements of a person whose employment is terminated by operation of this section and who has received any payment in respect of a leave, superannuation or other employment-related entitlement in respect of a period following the date of the termination.

(6) Any regulation made under subsection (5) has effect despite any other Act or law.

s 93T: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 2.1 [2]. Am 2012 No 51, Sch 4.10 [7]–[10]; 2014 No 88, Sch 2.68.

93U Unauthorised person status to be notified to Secretary

93U Unauthorised person status to be notified to Secretary

(1) An officer or temporary employee who becomes an unauthorised person must immediately report that fact to the Secretary.

(2) On becoming aware of the fact that an officer or temporary employee has become an unauthorised person, the person in charge of the school or place of work in which the officer or temporary employee is employed must also immediately report that fact to the Secretary.

(3) The requirement to report to the Secretary under this section does not apply if the matter has already been reported to the Secretary under section 92C.

(4) (Repealed)

s 93U: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 2.1 [2]. Am 2012 No 51, Sch 4.10 [11]–[13].

93V Administrative review of failure to obtain authorisation or of unauthorised status

93V Administrative review of failure to obtain authorisation or of unauthorised status

(1) If an application is made by a person under Part 4 of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012, the Civil and Administrative Tribunal is to notify the Secretary of the application if it appears to the Tribunal that the person is an officer or temporary employee or former officer or temporary employee.

(2) (Repealed)

s 93V: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 2.1 [2]. Subst 2012 No 51, Sch 4.10 [14]. Am 2013 No 95, Sch 2.143 [1] [2].

93W Effect of person obtaining working with children check clearance

93W Effect of person obtaining working with children check clearance

(1) This section applies to a person who is dismissed under section 93T and who subsequently obtains a working with children check clearance.

(2) If the person is granted a clearance and a period of not more than 12 months has elapsed since the date on which the person’s employment was terminated under section 93T, the person is entitled to be reinstated to, or re-employed in, a position in the Teaching Service that is similar to the position that the person held when his or her employment was terminated.

(3) (Repealed)

(4) A person, on being reinstated or re-employed under this section, is taken—

(a) to have never been dismissed from the Teaching Service, and

(b) to have been on leave without pay during the period between dismissal and reinstatement or re-employment.

(5) The regulations may make provision for or with respect to the entitlements of a person who is reinstated or re-employed under this section after the person’s employment is terminated by operation of this Part and who has received any payment in respect of a leave, superannuation or other employment-related entitlement as a result of the termination.

(6) Any regulation made under subsection (5) has effect despite any other Act or law.

(7) (Repealed)

s 93W: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 2.1 [2]. Am 2012 No 51, Sch 4.10 [15]–[18]; 2016 No 56, Sch 3 [4].

93X Disciplinary action may be taken against person who ceases to be unauthorised person

93X Disciplinary action may be taken against person who ceases to be unauthorised person

Nothing in this Part prevents a person who ceases to be an unauthorised person, and who is reinstated or re-employed under this Part, from being dealt with under any other provision of this Act in relation to any matter related to the reasons why the person was an unauthorised person.

s 93X: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 2.1 [2]. Am 2012 No 51, Sch 4.10 [19].

93Y Protection of persons relating to this Part

93Y Protection of persons relating to this Part

Anything done or omitted by the Secretary or any other person in good faith and with reasonable care for the purposes of this Part does not subject the Secretary or other person to any action, liability, claim or demand.

s 93Y: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 2.1 [2].

93Z No compensation or other industrial remedies

93Z No compensation or other industrial remedies

The Industrial Relations Commission or any other court or tribunal does not have jurisdiction under any Act or law to order the reinstatement or re-employment of a person contrary to a termination of employment by this Part or order the payment of damages or compensation (on any ground) for any such termination or other related matter done or omitted in accordance with this Part.

s 93Z: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 2.1 [2].

93ZA Protection for exercise of functions in connection with this Part

93ZA Protection for exercise of functions in connection with this Part

(1) This section applies to a function exercised by the Secretary, or a person authorised by the Secretary, in connection with the termination of employment of a person, or the reinstatement or re-employment of a person, under this Part (a protected function).

(2) Without limiting the functions that are protected functions under this Part, a decision by the Secretary not to accept the resignation of a person or not to permit the retirement of a person is a protected function.

(3) Except as provided by this section, the exercise by a person of a protected function may not be—

(a) challenged, reviewed, quashed or called into question before any court of law or administrative review body in any proceedings, or

(b) restrained, removed or otherwise affected by any proceedings.

(4) Without limiting subsection (3)—

(a) that subsection applies whether or not the proceedings relate to any question involving compliance or non-compliance, by any such person, with the provisions of this Part or the rules of procedural fairness, and

(b) the exercise of a protected function is not an industrial matter for the purposes of the Industrial Relations Act 1996.

(5) Accordingly (and except as provided by this section), no court of law or administrative review body has jurisdiction or power to consider any question involving compliance or non-compliance, by any such person, with those provisions or those rules so far as they apply to the exercise of any protected function.

(6) However, nothing in this section prevents any person who is expressly authorised or permitted by a provision of the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012 to bring proceedings from bringing such proceedings or being granted such relief in those proceedings as may be authorised or permitted by this Part.

(7) In this section—

exercise of functions includes—

(a) the purported exercise of functions, and

(b) the non-exercise or improper exercise of functions, and

(c) the proposed, apprehended or threatened exercise of functions.

proceedings includes—

(a) proceedings for an order in the nature of prohibition, certiorari or mandamus or for a declaration or injunction or for any other relief, and

(b) without limiting paragraph (a), proceedings in the exercise of the inherent jurisdiction of the Supreme Court or the jurisdiction conferred by section 23 of the Supreme Court Act 1970.

s 93ZA: Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 2.1 [2]. Am 2012 No 51, Sch 4.10 [20].

93ZB

93ZB (Repealed)

Part 5 General

Part 5 General

94 Saving as to Minister’s authority

94 Saving as to Minister’s authority

Nothing in this Act shall be construed as restricting the ordinary and necessary departmental authority of the Minister with respect to the direction and control of members of the Teaching Service and work.

s 94: Am 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [54].

95

95, 96 (Repealed)

97 Crown’s right to dismiss not abrogated

97 Crown’s right to dismiss not abrogated

(1) Subject to subsection (3), nothing in this Act shall be construed or held to abrogate or restrict the right or power of the Crown to dispense with the services of any person employed in the Teaching Service.

(2) An officer or temporary employee of the Teaching Service shall not be entitled to any compensation by reason of any reduction in salary or of his or her services being dispensed with, whether under this section or otherwise.

(3) Subsections (1) and (2) do not apply so as to affect the rights, under any other Act, of any person whose salary has been reduced or whose services have been dispensed with to appeal against the decision or determination reducing the person’s salary or dispensing with the person’s services or to be reinstated to the Teaching Service.

s 97: Am 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [19].

98

98, 99 (Repealed)

100 Regulations

100 Regulations

(1) The Governor may make regulations, not inconsistent with this Act, for or with respect to—

(a) the examinations to be held and qualifications required for appointment to a position in the Teaching Service,

(b) the appointment, powers, duties and responsibilities of officers and temporary employees of the Teaching Service,

(c) the arrangement of positions in the Teaching Service into divisions,

(d) (Repealed)

(e) appeals to the Secretary,

(f) the employment of persons under section 50,

(g) the training, certification, classification, resignation, retirement, punishment, dismissal or leave of absence of officers and temporary employees of the Teaching Service,

(h) the maintenance of order, economy and efficiency in the Teaching Service,

(i) the classification, general management and inspection of schools, and

(j) any matter that by this Act is required or permitted to be prescribed or that is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to the provisions of this Act concerning the Teaching Service.

(2) (Repealed)

s 100: Am 1987 No 48, Sch 32; 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (22); 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [10] [14] [59]–[63]; 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [12]; 2006 No 114, Sch 4 [2] [3]; 2009 No 106, Sch 3.36; 2018 No 3, Sch 1 [12].

101

101, 102 (Repealed)

103 Savings and transitional provisions

103 Savings and transitional provisions

Schedule 3 has effect.

s 103: Ins 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (23).

Schedule 1

Schedules 1, 2 (Repealed)

sch 1: Am 1980 No 187, Sch 1. Rep 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (24).

sch 2: Rep 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (25).

Schedule 3 Savings and transitional provisions

Schedule 3 Savings and transitional provisions

(Section 103)

sch 3: Ins 1988 No 29, Sch 1 (26). Am 2004 No 114, Sch 1 [66] [67]; 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 [13] [14]; 2006 No 114, Sch 4 [4] [5]; 2007 No 82, Sch 4.23; 2012 No 51, Sch 4.10 [22]; 2016 No 56, Sch 3 [5].

Part 1A Effect of repeal of Act

Part 1A Effect of repeal of Act

3 Abolition of the Commission

3 Abolition of the Commission

On the relevant commencement, the Commission is abolished.

17 Performance management for school principals

17 Performance management for school principals

(1) Any performance improvement program implemented (but not completed) in relation to a school principal under Division 3 of Part 4 of this Act (as in force immediately before the repeal of that Division by the amending Act) is to be completed under Part 4A of this Act as if the program had been implemented under that Part.

(2) Any action pending, or any process leading up to the taking of any action, in relation to a school principal under Division 3 of Part 4 of this Act (as in force immediately before the repeal of that Division by the amending Act) is to be completed under Part 4A of this Act as if the action or process was initiated under that Part.

18 Prior conduct

18 Prior conduct

Part 4A of this Act extends to conduct occurring before the commencement of that Part.

19 Existing disciplinary charges

19 Existing disciplinary charges

If an officer or temporary employee has been charged with a breach of discipline under Division 6 of Part 4 of this Act that has not been finally determined before the repeal of that Division by the amending Act, the breach of discipline is to continue to be dealt with under the provisions of that Division as if it had not been repealed.

20 Existing monitoring procedures

20 Existing monitoring procedures

Any breach of discipline being dealt with in accordance with clause 14 (2) of the Teaching Service Regulation 2001 before the repeal of that subclause by the amending Act is to be dealt with under Part 4A of this Act as if the breach of discipline was the subject of an allegation of misconduct made under that Part.

21 Existing regulations

21 Existing regulations

(1) Any regulation under this Act that was made, or that purports to have been made, before the date of assent to the Education Legislation Amendment Act 2006, whether by the Governor or by the Director-General—

(a) in relation to matters arising before that date, is taken to have been validly made and always to have had effect regardless of by whom it was made, and

(b) in relation to matters arising on or after that date, is taken to have been validly made and has effect, and may be repealed or amended, as if it had been made by the Governor.

(2) Anything done or omitted to be done in accordance with, or in contravention of, a regulation referred to in subclause (1) has the same effect, and is taken always to have had the same effect, as it would have had were this clause to have been in force when it was done or omitted to be done.

(3) Any reference in this clause to making a regulation includes a reference to approving the making of a regulation.

Part 6 Provisions consequent on enactment of Child Protection (Working with Children) and Other Child Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2016

Part 6 Provisions consequent on enactment of Child Protection (Working with Children) and Other Child Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2016

22 Secretary may reinstate or re-employ certain persons dismissed under section 93T

22 Secretary may reinstate or re-employ certain persons dismissed under section 93T

(1) In this clause—

amending Act means the Child Protection (Working with Children) and Other Child Protection Legislation Amendment Act 2016.

dismissed person means an officer or temporary employee who, before the commencement of the amending Act, was dismissed under section 93T because the person’s working with children check clearance was cancelled as a consequence of the commencement of proceedings against the person in relation to an offence.

(2) The Secretary may reinstate a dismissed person to, or re-employ a dismissed person in, a position in the Teaching Service that is similar to the position that the person held when his or her employment was terminated.

(3) The Secretary must not reinstate or re-employ a dismissed person under subclause (2) if the person is or becomes an unauthorised person (within the meaning of Part 4B, as amended by the amending Act).

(4) A dismissed person, on being reinstated or re-employed under this clause, is taken for the purposes of this Act or any other Act or law—

(a) to have never been dismissed from the Teaching Service, and

(b) to have been on leave without pay during the period between dismissal and reinstatement or re-employment.

(5) However, the Secretary may, after reinstating or re-employing a dismissed person under this clause, suspend the dismissed person under section 93L (2) (a1), pending the outcome of the relevant proceedings.

(6) Nothing in this clause entitles the dismissed person to the payment of damages or compensation (on any ground) for any termination of employment or other related matter done or omitted in accordance with Part 4B.