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(SR 2004/143)
Pursuant to section 139AJ of the Education Act 1989, the New Zealand Teachers Council makes the following rules.
1 Title
2 Commencement
Part 1Preliminary provisions
3 Overview
4 Interpretation
5 Presumption about how and when notices, etc, sent and received
6 Confidentiality
Part 2Complaints Assessment Committee
7 Establishment of CAC
8 CAC to operate in panels
9 Assistance for CAC and delegation
10 Meetings of CAC
11 Legal assessor
CAC procedures
12 Referral to CAC
13 Notification to teacher of report or complaint about conduct
14 Notification to current employer of report or complaint about teacher conduct
15 Teacher may object to members of CAC panel
16 Preliminary investigation and preparation of summary
17 Meetings of CAC panel
18 Powers of the CAC following consideration
19 Further investigation
20 Resolution by agreement
21 Referral to Disciplinary Tribunal
22 Notice of charge of serious misconduct and notice of referral
Part 3Disciplinary Tribunal
23 Establishment of Disciplinary Tribunal
Hearings
24 Who conducts hearings
25 Disciplinary Tribunal regulates own procedure
26 Procedural and administrative orders
27 Power to amend charge or notice of referral
28 Parties
29 Notice of hearing
30 Parties may object to composition of Disciplinary Tribunal
31 Hearings of Disciplinary Tribunal to be in private
32 Publication of proceedings
33 Orders varying rules 31 and 32
34 Application for revocation of order made under rule 33
35 Special protections available if hearing held in public
36 Orders of Disciplinary Tribunal
Procedural matters
37 Evidence
38 Powers of investigation
39 Service of Summons
Interim suspension
40 Application for interim suspension
41 Determination of application
42 Notice of suspension
43 Revocation of interim suspension
ScheduleAdditional rules about CAC and Disciplinary Tribunal
Explanatory note
Gazette information
