Queensland College of Teachers v Corrie
[2012] QCAT 298
•12 July 2012
| CITATION: | Queensland College of Teachers v Corrie [2012] QCAT 298 |
| PARTIES: | Queensland College of Teachers |
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| Anthony Grant Corrie |
| APPLICATION NUMBER: | OCR218-12 |
| MATTER TYPE: | Occupational regulation matters |
| HEARING DATE: | On the papers |
| HEARD AT: | Brisbane |
| DECISION OF: | K O'Callaghan, Senior Member |
| DELIVERED ON: | 12 July 2012 |
| DELIVERED AT: | Brisbane |
| ORDERS MADE: | 1. The suspension of the registration of Anthony Grant Corrie as a teacher is continued. |
| CATCHWORDS: | OCCUPATIONAL REGULATION – Suspension of teacher – whether exceptional case – whether suspension should continue Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005, ss 48, 53, 54, 55 |
APPEARANCES and REPRESENTATION (if any):
This matter was heard and determined on the papers pursuant to s 32 of the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2009 (QCAT Act).
REASONS FOR DECISION
Mr Corrie’s teachers registration was suspended by the Queensland College of Teachers on 22 June 2012 pursuant to section 48 Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005 on the grounds that he had been charged with a serious offence namely possessing child exploitation material.
In accordance with section 50(5) the College has referred the continuation of the suspension to QCAT for review. QCAT must decide whether to continue the suspension or whether it is an exceptional case in which the best interests of children will not be harmed if the suspension were ended.[1] Directions were made by QCAT inviting Mr Corrie to file submissions as to why this is an exceptional case for ending the suspension of his teachers registration.
[1] Section 53(1) and (3) of the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005.
The Tribunal has received correspondence from Mr Corrie’s solicitors advising that he does not have any submissions to make to the effect that this is an exceptional case. As such there is no evidence before the Tribunal that this is an exceptional case for ending the suspension of the registration of Mr Corrie as a teacher. I’m not satisfied that it is an exceptional case in which the best interests of children would not be harmed if the suspension were to be ended before the criminal charges had been finalised.
Accordingly I order that Mr Corrie’s teacher registration suspension continue.
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