Teacher Registration Act 2012 (WA)

Western Australia

Western Australia

Teacher Registration Act 2012

An Act to —

provide for the establishment of the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia; and

provide for the regulation of the teaching profession in Western Australia; and

facilitate the establishment, implementation and administration of an inter‑jurisdictional accreditation scheme for teacher education programmes; and

repeal the Western Australian College of Teaching Act 2004 and the regulations made under that Act; and

make consequential amendments to various Acts,

and for related purposes.

This is the Teacher Registration Act 2012.

This Act comes into operation as follows —

• (a)

  sections 1 and 2 — on the day on which this Act receives the Royal Assent;

• (b)

  the rest of the Act — on a day fixed by proclamation, and different days may be fixed for different provisions.

In this Act —

accreditation standards means the standards, as amended from time to time, developed by the Board and approved by the Minister under section 118B;

accredited initial teacher education program means a teacher education program accredited under, or in a manner described in, the regulations;

actionable offence means —

• (a)

  an offence that, on conviction, would result in the person charged being a child sex offender; or

• (b)

  a sexual offence committed against or in respect of a child; or

• (c)

  a sexual offence committed when a child was present, or within sight of a child; or

• (d)

  an offence the commission of which used or involved material the production of which involved a sexual offence against or in respect of a child; or

• (e)

  an offence prescribed for the purposes of this definition;

application for renewal, of registration, means an application under section 11;

application to change, in relation to a category of registration, means an application under section 12A;

approved means approved in writing;

Board means the Teacher Registration Board of Western Australia established by section 86;

board‑formulated complaint means a complaint under section 51A;

category, of registration, means any of the following —

• (a)

  full registration;

• (b)

  provisional (returning teacher) registration;

• (c)

  provisional (graduate teacher) registration;

• (d)

  limited registration;

• (e)

  non‑practising registration;

centre‑based service —

• (a)

  means an education and care service as defined in the Education and Care Services National Law (Western Australia) section 5(1); but

• (b)

  does not include a family day care service as defined in the Education and Care Services National Law (Western Australia) section 5(1);

CEO means the chief executive officer of the Department;

child means a person who is under 18 years of age;

child care service has the meaning given in the Child Care Services Act 2007 section 4;

child sex offender has the meaning given in The Criminal Code section 557K;

Commissioner of Police means the person holding or acting in the office of Commissioner of Police under the Police Act…