(1) Subregulation (2) applies to a person who:
(a) was employed in the Territory as a teacher when the 2004 Act commenced; and
(b) has been registered under the old Act but, immediately before the commencement, was not registered; and
(c) does not hold the qualifications for registration mentioned in regulation 4(1).
(2) The person is taken to hold the qualifications for registration mentioned in regulation 4(1):
(a) until 31 December 2011; or
(b) if the person becomes registered on or before that date – until such time as the person ceases to be registered for 2 years.
(3) For subregulation (1)(a), a person is taken to have been employed in the Territory as a teacher when the 2004 Act commenced if the person was employed as a relief teacher (whether or not on a casual basis) by a school in the Territory at any time from the beginning of the 2004 school year to the date the 2004 Act commenced.
(4) In this regulation:
2004 Act means the Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Act 2004 .