Terms and conditions of membership
10 Terms and conditions of membership
A member of the Teachers Registration Board will be appointed on conditions determined by the Governor and for a term, not exceeding
3 years, specified in the instrument of appointment and, at the expiration of a term of appointment, is eligible for reappointment (however a member cannot hold office for consecutive terms that exceed 9 years in total).
The
Governor may appoint a person to be a temporary member of the
Teachers Registration Board for a period not exceeding 6 months.
A temporary member of the Teachers Registration Board may act as a member of the Board—
if a vacancy arises in the membership of the Board; or
during any period of absence of a member of the Board.
The
Governor may appoint a person to be the deputy of the following members of the Teachers Registration Board:
a member appointed in accordance with section 9(1)(a);
a member appointed in accordance with section 9(1)(b)(i), and the deputy may act as a member of the Board during any period of absence of the member.
The
Governor may remove a member of the Teachers Registration Board from office—
for breach of, or non-compliance with, a condition of appointment; or
if a working with children check has not been conducted in relation to the member within the preceding 5 years; or
for misconduct; or
for failure or incapacity to carry out official duties satisfactorily.
The office of a member of the Teachers Registration Board becomes vacant if the member—
dies;
or
completes a term of office and is not reappointed; or
resigns by written notice to the Minister; or
becomes a prohibited person (including where the member becomes a prohibited person by force of section 15 of the Child
Safety (Prohibited Persons) Act 2016 on the day that section comes into operation); or
is removed from office under subsection (5).
A member of the Teachers Registration Board may continue to act as a member of the Board despite the expiry of his or her term of office for the purpose of continuing and completing the hearing of an application under Part
5 or an inquiry under Part
7.
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