South Australian Current Acts

TEACHERS REGISTRATION AND STANDARDS ACT 2004 - NOTES

Legislative history

Notes

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Legislation amended by principal Act

The Teachers Registration and Standards Act 2004 amended the following:

Education Act 1972

Principal Act and amendments

New entries appear in bold.

Year	No	Title	Assent	Commencement
2004	57	Teachers Registration and Standards Act 2004	16.12.2004	20.1.2005 (Gazette 20.1.2005 p260) except Pts 2, 4—9, ss 50—60 and Schs 1 & 2—31.3.2005 (Gazette 17.3.2005 p655)
2009	84	Statutes Amendment (Public Sector Consequential Amendments) Act 2009	10.12.2009	Pt 156 (s 354)—1.2.2010 (Gazette 28.1.2010 p320)
2011	46	Education and Early Childhood Services (Registration and Standards) Act 2011	8.12.2011	Sch 3 (cll 25 & 26)—1.1.2012 (Gazette 15.12.2011 p4986)
2013	16	Statutes Amendment (Directors' Liability) Act 2013	23.5.2013	Pt 48 (ss 99 & 100)—17.6.2013 (Gazette 6.6.2013 p2498)
2017	64	Children's Protection Law Reform (Transitional Arrangements and Related Amendments) Act 2017	12.12.2017	Pt 21 (ss 132 to 146)—1.7.2019 (Gazette 17.1.2019 p93)
2018	25	Teachers Registration and Standards (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2018	15.11.2018	20.12.2018 (Gazette 20.12.2018 p4355)
2019	19	Education and Children's Services Act 2019	8.8.2019	Sch 1 (cll 16, 17 & 38)—1.7.2020 (Gazette 11.6.2020 p3305)
2020	38	Teachers Registration and Standards (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2020	22.10.2020	1.7.2021 (Gazette 6.5.2021 p1279)
2021	(51)	Teachers Registration and Standards (Amendment of Schedule 1 of Act) Regulations 2021 (Gazette 6.5.2021 p1317)	—	1.7.2021 immediately after s 39 of 38/2020: r 2

Provisions amended

New entries appear in bold.

Entries that relate to provisions that have been deleted appear in italics.

Provision	How varied	Commencement
Pt 1
s 2	omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	1.2.2010
s 3
Department	amended by 19/2019 Sch 1 cl 16(1)	1.7.2020
director	substituted by 46/2011 Sch 3 cl 25(1)	1.1.2012
pre-school education	amended by 38/2020 s 4(1)	1.7.2021
prescribed service	inserted by 46/2011 Sch 3 cl 25(2)	1.1.2012
	amended by 19/2019 Sch 1 cl 16(2)	1.7.2020
	(b) deleted by 19/2019 Sch 1 cl 16(2)	1.7.2020
prohibited person	inserted by 64/2017 s 132(1)	1.7.2019
recognised kindergarten	deleted by 46/2011 Sch 3 cl 25(3)	1.1.2012
unique identifier	inserted by 64/2017 s 132(2)	1.7.2019
unprofessional conduct	amended by 38/2020 s 4(2)	1.7.2021
working with children check	inserted by 64/2017 s 132(3)	1.7.2019
Pt 3
s 6	amended by 38/2020 s 5(1), (2), (4) & (5)	1.7.2021
	(c) deleted by 38/2020 s 5(3)	1.7.2021
s 7	substituted by 38/2020 s 6	1.7.2021
s 9 before substitution by 38/2020
s 9(1)	amended by 19/2019 Sch 1 cl 17	1.7.2020
s 9(1a)	inserted by 64/2017 s 133	1.7.2019
s 9	substituted by 38/2020 s 7	1.7.2021
s 9A	inserted by 38/2020 s 7	1.7.2021
s 10
s 10(1)	amended by 38/2020 s 8(1)	1.7.2021
s 10(4)	substituted by 38/2020 s 8(2)	1.7.2021
s 10(5)	amended by 64/2017 s 134(1)	1.7.2019
s 10(6)	amended by 64/2017 s 134(2)	1.7.2019
s 12	amended by 84/2009 s 354	1.2.2010
s 14
s 14(1)	amended by 38/2020 s 9(1)	1.7.2021
s 14(2)	amended by 38/2020 s 9(2)	1.7.2021
s 15
s 15(3)	deleted by 38/2020 s 10	1.7.2021
s 15(4)	amended by 25/2018 s 4	20.12.2018
s 15A	inserted by 25/2018 s 5	20.12.2018
s 15A(2)	deleted by 38/2020 s 11	1.7.2021
s 15B	inserted by 38/2020 s 12	1.7.2021
s 16
s 16(3)	inserted by 38/2020 s 13	1.7.2021
s 17
s 17(2)	amended by 38/2020 s 14(1)	1.7.2021
s 17(2a)	inserted by 38/2020 s 14(2)	1.7.2021
s 17(3)	amended by 38/2020 s 14(3)	1.7.2021
Pt 3A	inserted by 38/2020 s 15	1.7.2021
Pt 4
s 20 before substitution by 25/2018
s 20(1) and (2)	amended by 46/2011 Sch 3 cl 26	1.1.2012
s 20	substituted by 25/2018 s 6	20.12.2018
Pt 5
s 21
s 21(1)	amended by 64/2017 s 135(1)—(4)	1.7.2019
s 22
s 22(1)	amended by 38/2020 s 16	1.7.2021
s 22(2)	amended by 64/2017 s 136	1.7.2019
s 24
s 24(a1)	inserted by 64/2017 s 137(1)	1.7.2019
s 24(2)	amended by 64/2017 s 137(2)	1.7.2019
	amended by 38/2020 s 17(1), (2)	1.7.2021
s 24(3)	amended by 64/2017 s 137(3)	1.7.2019
s 24A	inserted by 64/2017 s 138	1.7.2019
s 24A(2)	substituted by 38/2020 s 18	1.7.2021
s 26
s 26(1)	amended by 38/2020 s 19	1.7.2021
s 26A	inserted by 38/2020 s 20	1.7.2021
s 27
s 27(3)	inserted by 38/2020 s 21	1.7.2021
s 28
s 28(2)	amended by 64/2017 s 139(1)	1.7.2019
	amended by 38/2020 s 22	1.7.2021
s 28(4a)	inserted by 64/2017 s 139(2)	1.7.2019
Pt 6
s 30
s 30(1a)	inserted by 64/2017 s 140(1)	1.7.2019
s 30(2)	substituted by 64/2017 s 140(2)	1.7.2019
	amended by 38/2020 s 23	1.7.2021
s 30(3)	amended by 64/2017 s 140(3), (4)	1.7.2019
s 30(3a)	inserted by 64/2017 s 140(5)	1.7.2019
s 31 before substitution by 38/2020
s 31(2)	amended by 64/2017 s 141(1)	1.7.2019
s 31(4a)	inserted by 64/2017 s 141(2)	1.7.2019
s 31	substituted by 38/2020 s 24	1.7.2021
s 31A	inserted by 38/2020 s 25	1.7.2021
Pt 6A	inserted by 38/2020 s 26	1.7.2021
Pt 7
s 32A	inserted by 38/2020 s 27	1.7.2021
s 33
s 33(1)	amended by 64/2017 s 142	1.7.2019
s 33A	inserted by 64/2017 s 143	1.7.2019
s 33A(1)	amended by 38/2020 s 28(1)	1.7.2021
s 33A(2)	amended by 38/2020 s 28(2)	1.7.2021
s 34
s 34(1a) and (1b)	inserted by 38/2020 s 29(1)	1.7.2021
s 34(3)	substituted by 38/2020 s 29(2)	1.7.2021
s 34(3a) and (3b)	inserted by 38/2020 s 29(2)	1.7.2021
s 34A	inserted by 25/2018 s 7	20.12.2018
s 34A(1)	amended by 38/2020 s 30(1), (2)	1.7.2021
s 34A(7)	deleted by 38/2020 s 30(3)	1.7.2021
s 37
s 37(1a)	inserted by 64/2017 s 144	1.7.2019
s 37	substituted by 38/2020 s 31	1.7.2021
s 39	deleted by 38/2020 s 32	1.7.2021
s 40
s 40(1)	(c) deleted by 38/2020 s 33(1)	1.7.2021
	s 40 amended and redesignated as s 40(1) by 38/2020 s 33(2), (3)	1.7.2021
s 40(2) and (3)	inserted by 38/2020 s 33(3)	1.7.2021
Pt 8
s 41
s 41(1a)	inserted by 25/2018 s 8	20.12.2018
Pt 9A	inserted by 38/2020 s 34	1.7.2021
Pt 10
s 50
s 50(1)	amended by 38/2020 s 35	1.7.2021
s 51
s 51(1)	amended by 38/2020 s 36(1), (2)	1.7.2021
s 52
s 52(1)	(c) deleted by 38/2020 s 37(1)	1.7.2021
s 52(1a)	inserted by 38/2020 s 37(2)	1.7.2021
s 52(2)	amended by 38/2020 s 37(3)	1.7.2021
	(b)(iii) deleted by 38/2020 s 37(4)	1.7.2021
s 52A	inserted by 64/2017 s 145	1.7.2019
s 59
s 59(1)	substituted by 16/2013 s 99	17.6.2013
s 59(1a)	inserted by 16/2013 s 99	17.6.2013
s 60
s 60(1)	s 60 redesignated as s 60(1) by 16/2013 s 100	17.6.2013
s 60(2)	inserted by 16/2013 s 100	17.6.2013
s 61
s 61(2a)	inserted by 64/2017 s 146	1.7.2019
	amended by 38/2020 s 38(1)	1.7.2021
s 61(3)	amended by 38/2020 s 38(2)	1.7.2021
s 61(4)	inserted by 38/2020 s 38(3)	1.7.2021
Sch 1	omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	1.2.2010
	inserted by 38/2020 s 39	1.7.2021
cl 1	amended by 51/2021 r 4(1)—(7)	1.7.2021
	(v) deleted by 51/2021 r 4(5)	1.7.2021
Sch 2	omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	1.2.2010
cl 1	expired: cl 1(11)—omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	(30.7.2005)
cl 2	expired: cl 2(3)—omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	(30.7.2005)
cl 3	expired: cl 3(2)—omitted under Legislation Revision and Publication Act 2002	(30.4.2005)

Transitional etc provisions associated with Act or amendments

Education and Children's Services Act 2019, Sch 1—Transitional provision

38—Appointment of Director of Children's Services nominee to Teachers Registration Board continued

A person holding office as a member appointed to the Teachers Registration Board pursuant to section 9(1)(h) of the Teachers Registration and Standards Act 2004 (as in force before the commencement of this clause) will, subject to that Act, continue to hold office for the remainder of their term of office.

Teachers Registration and Standards (Miscellaneous) Amendment Act 2020, Sch 1—Transitional etc provisions

1—Vacation of Teachers Registration Board

(1) On the commencement of this clause, the office of each member of the Teachers Registration Board is, by force of this clause, vacated.

(2) Section 9(4) and (5), as enacted by this Act, will be taken not to apply in relation to the appointment of the first Teachers Registration Board following the commencement of this clause.

2—Certain registrations to continue to be for 3 year period

(1) This clause applies in relation to registration as a teacher applied for, but not granted, before the commencement of this clause.

(2) Despite section 26 of the Teachers Registration and Standards Act 2004 (as amended by this Act), registration as a teacher to which this clause applies will be taken to remain in force—

(a) until 31 January in the third year following the year in which the registration was granted or last renewed; or

(b) if the registration is subject to a condition limiting the period for which it remains in force to a lesser period—for that period.

3—All teacher registrations taken to be subject to condition

Subject to the Teachers Registration and Standards Act 2004 (as amended by this Act), the condition referred to in section 24(2)(a)(iia) (as enacted by this Act) will, by force of this clause, be taken to be imposed on the registration of each teacher (whether the registration was granted before or after the commencement of this clause).

Historical versions

1.2.2010
1.1.2012
17.6.2013
20.12.2018
1.7.2019
1.7.2020