Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Act 2004

(1) A person must not teach in a school in the Territory unless:

(a) the person is a registered teacher; or

(b) the person holds an interim certificate of registration that:

(i) indicates the Director reasonably believes the Board is likely to grant the person's application for registration; and

(ii) is in force under section 34;

or

(c) the person's employer has been granted authorisation for the person to teach.

Maximum penalty: 50 penalty units.

(2) An offence against subsection (1) is an offence of strict liability.

(3) It is a defence to a prosecution for an offence against subsection (1) if the defendant has a reasonable excuse.