Northern Territory Consolidated Acts Northern Territory Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies subject to section 51.
(2) The Board must hold an inquiry in relation to a teacher or authorised person if:
(a) the Board becomes aware that the teacher or authorised person has been found guilty of a notifiable offence other than a sexual offence; or
(b) the Board becomes aware that the teaching qualifications of the teacher or authorised person have been withdrawn; or
(c) the Board becomes aware that a registration authority has suspended or cancelled the teacher's registration as a teacher due to misconduct or incompetence, or has disqualified the teacher from registration as a teacher; or
(d) the Board reasonably believes the teacher was registered on the basis of false or misleading information.
(3) The Board must hold a preliminary investigation or inquiry in relation to a teacher or authorised person if:
(aa) the Board becomes aware that the teacher or authorised person has been charged with a sexual offence; or
(a) the Board receives a complaint about the professional conduct of the teacher or authorised person under section 49 and does not dismiss the complaint; or
(b) the Board otherwise becomes aware of a matter that, in the Board's opinion, calls into question whether:
(i) the teacher is eligible for registration in accordance with section 30 or 31; or
(ii) the authorised person is a fit and proper person to teach, or competent to teach, in accordance with section 42.
(4) The Board may hold a preliminary investigation or inquiry in relation to a teacher or authorised person if:
(a) the Board is notified under section 67A of an event in relation to the teacher or authorised person; or
(b) the Board becomes aware that the teacher or authorised person has been charged with a notifiable offence that is not a sexual offence; or
(c) the Board is notified in accordance with section 66A or under section 66D(2) or 66E(2) of a matter in relation to the teacher or authorised person (other than a matter mentioned in subsection (2) or (3)); or
(d) the Board is notified by a registration authority of a matter in relation to the teacher or authorised person that the Board considers justifies holding a preliminary investigation or inquiry (other than a matter mentioned in subsection (2)(c)); or
(e) the Board reasonably believes the teacher has failed to comply with a condition imposed on the teacher's registration, or the authorised person has failed to comply with a condition imposed on the authorisation relating to the authorised person; or
(f) the Board reasonably believes the teacher or authorised person has failed to comply with a requirement under Division 4B.