New Zealand Teachers Council (Conduct) Rules 2004

  • revoked
  • New Zealand Teachers Council (Conduct) Rules 2004: revoked, on 1 July 2016, by rule 67(c) of the Education Council Rules 2016 (LI 2016/122).

Reprint as at 1 July 2016

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New Zealand Teachers Council (Conduct) Rules 2004

(SR 2004/143)

New Zealand Teachers Council (Conduct) Rules 2004: revoked, on 1 July 2016, by rule 67(c) of the Education Council Rules 2016 (LI 2016/122).

Note

Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this official reprint.

Note 4 at the end of this reprint provides a list of the amendments incorporated.

These rules are administered by the Education Council of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Pursuant to section 139AJ of the Education Act 1989, the New Zealand Teachers Council makes the following rules.

Contents

1Title
2Commencement
Part 1
Preliminary provisions
3Overview
4Interpretation
5Presumption about how and when notices, etc, sent and received
6Confidentiality
Part 2
Complaints Assessment Committee
7Establishment of CAC
8CAC may operate in panels
9Assistance for CAC and delegation
10Meetings of CAC
11Legal assessor
CAC procedures
12Referral to CAC
13Notification to teacher of report or complaint about conduct
14Notification to current employer of report or complaint about teacher conduct
15Teacher may object to members of CAC panel
16Preliminary investigation and preparation of summary
17Meetings of CAC panel
18Powers of the CAC following consideration
19Further investigation
20Resolution by agreement
21Referral to Disciplinary Tribunal
22Notice of charge of serious misconduct and notice of referral
Part 3
Disciplinary Tribunal
23Establishment of Disciplinary Tribunal
Hearings
24Who conducts hearings
24AFurther rule on how Tribunal may operate in panels
25Disciplinary Tribunal regulates own procedure
26Procedural and administrative orders
27Power to amend charge or notice of referral
28Parties
29Notice of hearing
30Parties may object to composition of Disciplinary Tribunal
31Hearings of Tribunal to be in public
32Restrictions on publication
33Application for revocation of an order under rule 32
34Special protection for certain witnesses
35Special protections available if hearing held in public [Revoked]
36Orders of the Disciplinary Tribunal
37Evidence
38Powers of investigation
39Service of summons
Interim suspension
40Application for interim suspension
41Determination of application
42Notice of suspension
43Revocation of interim suspension
Schedule
Additional rules about CAC and Disciplinary Tribunal
Gazette Information
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