Teacher Accreditation Act 2004

The functions of the Authority under this Act include the following—

to provide advice to the Minister on the development, content and application of the professional teaching standards,

to provide advice to the Minister on the Minister’s other functions under this Act,

to monitor the accreditation process across all schools,

to ensure professional teaching standards are applied fairly and consistently,

to monitor, evaluate and report on the quality of initial and continuing teacher education courses and programs approved under the professional teaching standards,

to assess a person’s suitability to teach,

to accredit teachers at all levels, including the voluntary accreditation of teachers at higher levels and non-practising teachers,

to suspend, revoke and impose conditions on accreditation,

other functions imposed by or under this Act or another Act.

The functions of the Authority under this Act also include making decisions about whether or not to approve—

a teacher education course or program for the purposes of this Act, or

a person or body to provide professional development in accordance with the requirements of the professional teaching standards.

The functions of the Authority under this Act do not extend to industrial matters concerning teachers, for example, the salaries of teachers or the conditions of employment of teachers.