Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Act 2004

(1) After receiving the report of the inquiry committee, the Board must decide to do one or more of the following:

(a) impose a condition on, or vary a condition, other than the professional development condition, imposed on, the registration of the teacher or authorisation relating to the authorised person;

(b) suspend the registration of the teacher, or authorisation relating to the authorised person, for a specified period;

(c) cancel the registration of the teacher or authorisation relating to the authorised person;

(d) disqualify the teacher from registration, or authorised person from teaching under an authorisation, for a specified period;

(e) take no further action in relation to the teacher or authorised person.

(2) However, the Board must not suspend the registration of the teacher, or authorisation relating to the authorised person, except to ensure the teacher or authorised person meets a requirement before the teacher or authorised person can teach again.

(3) Also, the Board may take an action mentioned in subsection (1)(c) or (d) in relation to a teacher or authorised person only if satisfied:

(a) the teacher is not eligible for registration in accordance with section 30 or 31; or

(b) the authorised person is not a fit and proper person to teach, or not competent to teach, in accordance with section 42.

(4) The Board is not bound by the findings and recommendations of the inquiry committee, but must take the findings and recommendations into consideration in making a decision under subsection (1).

(5) A Board member who was a member of the inquiry committee, or an investigation panel for a preliminary investigation in relation to the same matter, must not:

(a) be present during any deliberations of the Board in relation to the inquiry; or

(b) take part in a decision under subsection (1).