Education and Training Reform Act 2006

The Institute must remove particulars relating to a disciplinary action recorded in the Register of Disciplinary Action in the following circumstances—

at the end of the retention period for the particulars;

in accordance with a court order to remove the particulars;

in the case of a disciplinary action referred to in section 2.6.54C(2)(g), (h) or (i), when the Institute becomes aware—

that the conviction or finding of guilt referred to in section 2.6.54C(2)(g), (h) or (i) has been quashed or set aside; or

that the teacher is no longer subject to a WWC exclusion referred to in section 2.6.54C(2)(g), (h) or (i) because—

the WWC exclusion was set aside; or

the teacher was given a WWC clearance;

if the period within which an application to VCAT for a review of the formal hearing panel's determination imposing the action has been extended by VCAT;

in the case of a suspension of registration under section 2.6.27, on the occurrence of any of the things listed in section 2.6.27F(1)(b)(i) to (v);

in the case of a suspension of registration under Division 8A, when the suspension is no longer in force;

if the Institute decides under section 2.6.54E that a particular must be removed.

Subsection (1)(e), as amended by section 16 of the Education and Training Reform Amendment Act 2026, applies and is taken to have always applied on and after 1 September 2019 in respect of the removal of particulars from the Register of Disciplinary Action.