Teacher Registration (Northern Territory) Regulations 2004

(1) For section 30(a) of the Act, this regulation prescribes the qualifications a person is required to hold for registration as a teacher.

(i) a teacher education course provided in the Territory that is accredited by the Board under section 74 of the Act; or

(ii) a teacher education course provided in a recognised jurisdiction that is:

(A) accredited (however described) by the accreditation body of the recognised jurisdiction, using the accreditation standards mentioned in regulation 9A; or

(B) otherwise approved by the registration authority of the recognised jurisdiction as qualifying persons for registration as a teacher in that jurisdiction; or

(b) the person holds an approved early childhood teaching qualification under the national regulations; or

(c) the person holds one or more qualifications (an equivalent qualification) awarded by a higher education institution that the Board is satisfied is substantially equivalent to a qualification awarded on completion of an accredited teacher education course referred to in paragraph (a)(i); or

(i) holds a qualification (a historic qualification), other than a qualification referred to in paragraph (a) or (c), that was previously accepted or recognised under the Act or a corresponding law as qualifying the person for registration (however described) as a teacher; and

(ii) was previously registered as a teacher under the Act or a corresponding law on the basis of holding that historic qualification; and

(iii) has prior teaching experience that the Board considers is sufficient to qualify the person for registration as a teacher.

(3) Without limiting subregulation (2)(c), an equivalent qualification held by the person may be one or more qualifications obtained by the person on completion of one or more courses of study provided by a higher education institution in a jurisdiction that is not a recognised jurisdiction.

(4) In making a decision under subregulation (2)(c), the Board must take into account whether the qualification has been accepted by a registration authority in a recognised jurisdiction as a qualification for registration as a teacher in the recognised jurisdiction.

accreditation body, for a recognised jurisdiction, means the registration authority or other statutory body that is responsible under the law of the jurisdiction for accrediting teacher education courses.

approved early childhood teaching qualification, see regulation 4(1) of the national regulations.

recognised jurisdiction means a State or another Territory of the Commonwealth or New Zealand.