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Teaching Service Act 1980
93JDealing with unsatisfactory performance—officers other than school principals
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#### 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.
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> > (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—
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> > > (a) take remedial action with respect to the officer,
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> > > (b) take disciplinary action with respect to the officer.
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> > (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.
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> > (4) However, the Secretary may take disciplinary action with respect to an officer under this section only if—
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> > > (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
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> > > (b) the Secretary is of the opinion that the officer’s performance is still unsatisfactory.
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> **pt 4A, div 3 (ss 93F–93J):** Ins 2006 No 24, Sch 1.1 \[11\].