Change of informal hearing to formal or medical panel hearing during course of hearing
2.6.41 Change of informal hearing to formal or medical panel hearing during course of hearing
S. 2.6.41 substituted by No. 27/2010 s. 40.
If, before the end of the informal hearing—
the teacher requests that a formal hearing be held; or
the informal hearing panel is of the opinion that a formal hearing should be held; or
S. 2.6.41(c) amended by Nos 14/2013 s. 20(2), 9/2016 s. 7(a).
the matter is referred to a medical panel because the informal hearing panel is of the opinion that the teacher's ability to practise as a teacher is seriously detrimentally affected or likely to be seriously detrimentally affected because of an impairment; or
S. 2.6.41(d) inserted by No. 9/2016 s. 7(b).
the Institute suspends the registration of the registered teacher under Division 8A—
the panel must abandon the informal hearing and refer the matter to a formal hearing or a medical panel hearing (as the case requires).
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