New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

11 Investigation by competence assessor

• A competence assessor may, when investigating a report or complaint about competence,—

  • (a) seek further information from the teacher, the initiator, and the teacher's current and any former employer; and

  • (b) check records held by the Teachers Council concerning the teacher; and

  • (c) with the agreement of the teacher,—

    • (i) conduct, or arrange for, the evaluation or assessment of the teacher's competence; and

    • (ii) arrange, and if necessary attend, meetings between the teacher and any other person or persons; and

    • (iii) arrange for the teacher to take part in any procedures designed to improve the teacher's competence; and

    • (iv) arrange advice and guidance for the teacher; and

    • (v) arrange for the monitoring of the effect of any procedures undertaken by the teacher or of any advice and guidance offered to the teacher.