New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

24 Who conducts hearings

• (1) A charge laid with, or matter referred for hearing to, the Disciplinary Tribunal must be allocated by the chairperson of the Disciplinary Tribunal either to the Tribunal, or to a panel of the Tribunal, for hearing.

  (2) Hearings of the Tribunal must be conducted by 5 of its members, of whom the majority must, as required by section 139AQ(3C) of the Act, be registered teachers.

  (3) Hearings of a panel of the Tribunal must be conducted by at least 3 members of the Tribunal, of whom—

  • (a) at least 1 must be a member of the Teachers Council; and

  • (b) at least 1 must be the chairperson, or an alternative chairperson, of the Tribunal; and

  • (c) the majority must, as required by section 139AQ(3C) of the Act, be registered teachers.

  (4) Every hearing (whether allocated to the Tribunal or to a panel of the Tribunal) must be presided over by the chairperson, or an alternative chairperson, of the Tribunal.

  (5) At least 1 of the members conducting a hearing must be a member of the Teachers Council.

  (6) The temporary absence from a hearing of any member who is conducting the hearing does not affect the validity of the hearing, but all members must be present during the deliberations.

  Rule 24: substituted, on 1 November 2007, by rule 11 of the New Zealand Teachers Council (Conduct) Amendment Rules 2007 (SR 2007/305).