Regulation

The ACT Teacher Quality Institute works hard to support teachers to comply with the requirements and professional responsibilities to maintain teacher registration in the ACT

At any time, TQI may consider whether there is a ground for suspension or cancellation of a person’s registration or permit to teach.

1. TQI may suspend or cancel a person’s registration or permit to teach if:
   1. the person contravenes a condition of their registration or permit to teach (including the Code of Professional Practice and Conduct, or
   2. has become mentally or physically incapacitated and the incapacity prevents the person from performing an inherent requirement of their job as a teacher, and
2. TQI believes it on reasonable grounds that suspension or cancellation is necessary for the purposes of the TQI Act.

TQI may ask the employer of an approved teacher for any information that the Institute believes on reasonable grounds is relevant to whether there is a ground for suspending or cancelling an approved teacher’s registration or permit to teach; or imposing a condition on their registration (s. 70A)

Where TQI is satisfied that there is an unacceptable risk of harm to a child, TQI may immediately suspend a person’s registration or permit to teach.

TQI may also share information in relation to regulatory action with other teacher regulatory authorities in Australia and New Zealand.