Eligibility for employment
2.4.7 Eligibility for employment
A person is not eligible for employment in any position of the teaching service unless the person satisfies the eligibility criteria set out in a Ministerial Order.
S. 2.4.7(2) substituted by No. 31/2018 s. 33(4), amended by No. 34/2020 s. 214.
A person who has, at any time, been convicted or found guilty of a category A offence in Victoria or an equivalent offence in another jurisdiction or been given a WWC exclusion, is not eligible for employment in any position in the teaching service.
A person is not eligible for employment as a teacher in the teaching service unless the person is registered under Part 2.6.
A Ministerial Order may specify the qualifications or experience necessary for appointment to any position or class or grade of position.
A person who is not a member of the teaching service may apply to a Merit Protection Board for a review of the Secretary's decision if the Secretary has refused to employ the person in the teaching service on the grounds that he or she does not possess the qualifications or experience required by a Ministerial Order necessary for employment to an on-going position in the teaching service.
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