Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Act 2004

(1) An employer commits an offence if the employer employs or continues to employ a person to teach in a school in the Territory and:

(a) the person does not meet either of the following criteria:

(i) the person is a registered teacher;

(ii) the person holds an interim certificate of registration that is in force under section 34;

and

(b) the employer has knowledge of the circumstance mentioned in paragraph (a); and

(c) the employer has not been granted authorisation in relation to the person.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(2) Strict liability applies to subsection (1)(c).