Australian Capital Territory Numbered Acts

ACT TEACHER QUALITY INSTITUTE ACT 2010 (NO. 55 OF 2010)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Name of Act  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Dictionary  
   4.      Notes  
   5.      Offences against Act—application of Criminal Code etc  
   6.      Purpose  

   PART 2--KEY CONCEPTS

   7.      Meaning of teacher  
   8.      Meaning of teaching  
   9.      Meaning of approved teacher  

   PART 3--ACT TEACHER QUALITY INSTITUTE

           Division 3.1--Establishment and functions of the institute

   10.     Establishment of institute  
   11.     Functions of institute  
   12.     Exercise of institute functions  
   13.     Delegation by institute  

           Division 3.2--Institute board

   14.     Establishment of institute board  
   15.     Institute board members  
   16.     No deputy chair  
   17.     Chief executive officer of institute  
   18.     Reimbursement for board members  

           Division 3.3--Institute board committees

   19.     Establishment of committees  
   20.     Exercise of committee functions  
   21.     Membership of committees  
   22.     Reimbursement for committee members  

           Division 3.4--Institute staff and consultants

   23.     Institute staff  
   24.     Institute consultants  

           Division 3.5--Miscellaneous

   25.     Ministerial directions  
   26.     Institute's annual report  

   PART 4--REGISTRATION AND PERMITS TO TEACH

           Division 4.1--Application––pt 4

   27.     Application––pt 4  

           Division 4.2--Offences—unapproved teachers

   28.     Offence––teaching in school without being an approved teacher  
   29.     Offence––employing, engaging or allowing person who is not an approved teacher to teach in school  

           Division 4.3--Applications for registration and permits to teach

   30.     Application for registration or permit to teach  
   31.     Extension of time for meeting registration or permit to teach  
   32.     Eligibility for full registration  
   33.     Eligibility for provisional registration  
   34.     Eligibility for permit to teach  
   35.     Additional eligibility requirements for permits to teach  
   36.     Decision on registration or permit to teach application  
   37.     Extension of period for decision on registration or permit to teach  
   38.     Conditions of registration and permit to teach  
   39.     Extension of period for decision on additional condition  
   40.     Registration and permit to teach certificates and cards  
   41.     Lost, stolen or damaged certificates and cards  

           Division 4.4--Register of teachers

   42.     Keeping teachers register  
   43.     Details to be entered in teachers register  
   44.     Register information may be shared  
   45.     Changes to teachers register  
   46.     Teacher may correct teachers register  

           Division 4.5--Term of registration or permits to teach

   47.     Term of full registration  
   48.     Term of provisional registration  
   49.     Term of permit to teach  

           Division 4.6--Renewal of registration and permits to teach

   50.     Notice of renewal for registration or permit to teach  
   51.     Renewal of registration  
   52.     Renewal of registration with conditions  
   53.     Renewal of permits to teach  
   54.     Renewal of permits to teach with conditions  
   55.     Extension of period for decision on renewal of registration or permit to teach or  

           Division 4.7--Amendment and end of registration and permits to teach

   56.     Amendment of registration or permit to teach on institute's  
   57.     Amendment of registration or permit to teach on application  
   58.     End of registration or permit to teach  

   PART 5--CODES OF PRACTICE

   59.     Codes of practice  
   60.     Notice of code approvals  
   61.     Approved code of practice may be considered  
   62.     Relationship of Act with approved codes of practice  

   PART 6--REGULATORY ACTION

           Division 6.1--Suspension or cancellation of registration or permits to teach

   63.     Grounds for suspending or cancelling registration or permits to  
   64.     Notice of proposed suspension or cancellation of registration or permits to  
   65.     Suspending or cancelling registration or permit to teach  
   66.     Giving corresponding registering authorities information about suspension or  
   67.     Employer's obligation to notify institute about teacher  

           Division 6.2--Other regulatory action

   68.     Voluntary cancellation of registration or permit to teach  
   69.     Inquiries about registered addresses  
   70.     Return of registration or permit certificates and cards on amendment, suspension or  

   PART 7--ACCREDITATION––EDUCATION PROGRAMS

           Division 7.1--Register of accredited education programs

   71.     Education programs register  

           Division 7.2--Accreditation of education programs

   72.     Institute may initiate accreditation of education program  
   73.     Applying for accreditation  
   74.     Decision about accreditation  
   75.     Accreditation guidelines  
   76.     Criteria for accreditation of education programs  
   77.     Expert committee  
   78.     Period of accreditation  
   79.     Renewal of accreditation  
   80.     Review of accredited education program  
   81.     Grounds for suspending or cancelling accreditation  
   82.     Notice of proposed suspension or cancellation of accreditation  
   83.     Suspending or cancelling accreditation  
   84.     Voluntary cancellation of accreditation  
   85.     Suspension or cancellation of accreditation—education program previously  
   86.     Registering end of accreditation  
   87.     Offence to falsely claim education program accredited  

   PART 8--NOTIFICATION AND REVIEW OF DECISIONS

   88.     Meaning of reviewable decision—pt 8  
   89.     Reviewable decision notices  
   90.     Applications for review  

   PART 9--MISCELLANEOUS

   91.     Protection from civil liability  
   92.     Offences—use or divulge protected information  
   93.     Evidentiary certificates  
   94.     Disqualification orders  
   95.     Determination of fees  
   96.     Approved forms  
   97.     Determination of standards  
   98.     Regulation-making power  
   99.     Legislation amended––sch 2  

   PART 15--TRANSITIONAL

   150.    Definitions—pt 15  
   151.    Teachers currently teaching  
   152.    Education providers currently providing education programs  
   153.    Transitional regulations  
   154.     Expiry—pt 15  
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           SCHEDULE 2
           DICTIONARY
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