New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

18 Complaints about misconduct and complaints about competence

• (1) A complaint to the Teachers Council about the conduct of a teacher (under section 139AR of the Act) or about a teacher's competence (under section 139AZC of the Act) may be made in any written form.

  (2) In order for a complaint to be actioned by the Teachers Council it must include as much as possible of the following information:

  • (a) the teacher's full name and any alternative names by which the teacher is or may be known:

  • (b) the teacher's date of birth (if known):

  • (c) a description of the conduct or the competence issues complained of:

  • (d) a description of the outcome that the initiator wishes to achieve in making the complaint:

  • (e) a description of steps already taken in respect of the matter complained of, and in particular, whether the complaint has been referred to the teacher's current employer; and

    • (i) if not, why not; and

    • (ii) if it has, what steps the employer has taken.

  (3) A complaint by an employer or former employer under either section 139AR of the Act or section 139AZC of the Act must include,—

  • (a) in the case of a complaint about conduct, a report of any action that the employer or former employer has taken in relation to it (as required by section 139AR(3) of the Act); or

  • (b) in the case of a complaint about competence, a description of the competency issues leading to the complaint and the actions (if any) taken by the employer in relation to them (as required by section 139AZC(3) of the Act).