New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

11 All mandatory reports by employers must include basic information, relevant documentation, and be signed

• (1) Every mandatory report made by an employer about a teacher must include the following information:

  • (a) the name and address of the employer making the report:

  • (b) the date of the report:

  • (c) the teacher's full name, registration number, date of birth, and last known address:

  • (d) if the teacher has a former or alternative name, the former or alternative name (if known).

  (2) Every mandatory report made by an employer must include with it copies of all relevant documentation. If some of the relevant documentation is not included in the report, the employer must identify which information is missing and must indicate (so far as possible) where it may be obtained.

  (3) Every mandatory report made by an employer must be signed by the employer, or by a person on behalf of the employer, in which case the person must also provide his or her name in a legible form, and state the capacity in which he or she is signing.

  Section 139AK of the Education Act 1989: Mandatory reporting of dismissals and resignations (1) When an employer dismisses a teacher for any reason, the employer must immediately report the dismissal to the Teachers Council. (2) An employer must immediately report to the Teachers Council when a teacher resigns from a teaching position if, within the 12 months preceding the resignation, the employer had advised the teacher that it was dissatisfied with, or intended to investigate, any aspect of the conduct of the teacher, or the teacher's competence. (3) Every report under this section must be in writing, and must include,— (a) in the case of a report of dismissal, the reason for the dismissal; and (b) in the case of a report of a resignation,— (i) a description of the conduct or competency issues that the employer had been concerned about; and (ii) a report of what action (if any) the employer had taken with respect to the conduct or competency issues.