New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

13 Reports by competence assessor to Teachers Council

• (1) The competence assessor must report to the Teachers Council—

  • (a) on the outcome of every investigation; and

  • (b) as required by the Teachers Council.

  (2) If a report by a competence assessor to the Teachers Council includes a recommendation for the resolution or disposal of the matter, the report must include the following:

  • (a) a summary of the original report or complaint about competence:

  • (b) a description of how the competence assessor went about inquiring into the competence issues raised by the report or complaint:

  • (c) a summary of what the teacher did during, or as a result of, the inquiry:

  • (d) a summary of the outcome of any processes undertaken:

  • (e) an assessment of whether the teacher now meets the required level of competence:

  • (f) a recommendation (which may be one agreed on by both the competence assessor and the teacher) concerning the resolution or disposal of the matter.

  (3) Before a report referred to in subclause (2) is given to the Teachers Council, the competence assessor must—

  • (a) send a draft of the report to the teacher concerned; and

  • (b) give the teacher a reasonable opportunity to comment on the draft.

  (4) The competence assessor may amend the draft report in response to any comments made by the teacher.

  (5) A copy of every report to the Teachers Council by a competence assessor (including a report referred to in subclause (2)) must be sent to the teacher who is the subject of the report.