A teacher aggrieved by a first instance decision of the Chief Executive of the Department of Education and Children's Services may appeal to the Teachers Appeal Board under s 54 and reg 31, provided the teacher first appeals in writing to the Chief Executive under reg 31(1). The Chief Executive is an 'officer of the Department' for the purposes of reg 31(1), and the doctrine of necessity supports the construction that the Chief Executive may review his or her own decision as a precondition to the teacher's appeal to the Board.
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