New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

23 Establishment of Disciplinary Tribunal

• (1) The Teachers Council must appoint a Disciplinary Tribunal that comprises—

  • (a) at least 1 member, and no more than 5 members, of the Teachers Council; and

  • (b) at least 5, and no more than 20, other people who are not members of the Teachers Council, of whom at least 1 must be a person selected from the list, referred to in section 139AQ(3B) of the Act, of people who are neither—

    • (i) members of the Teachers Council; nor

    • (ii) teachers, employers, or members of an employing body.

  (2) The chairperson of the Teachers Council may not be a member of the Disciplinary Tribunal.

  (3) No member of the CAC may be a member of the Disciplinary Tribunal.

  (3A) As required by section 139AQ(3C) of the Act, the majority of members on the Disciplinary Tribunal must be registered teachers.

  (4) Rules relating to the membership of the Disciplinary Tribunal and the appointment of its chairperson and alternative chairpersons are set out in the Schedule.

  Rule 23(1): substituted, on 1 November 2007, by rule 10(1) of the New Zealand Teachers Council (Conduct) Amendment Rules 2007 (SR 2007/305).

  Rule 23(3A): inserted, on 1 November 2007, by rule 10(2) of the New Zealand Teachers Council (Conduct) Amendment Rules 2007 (SR 2007/305).