Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Actsaccepted representations see section 346(2).
annual fee see section 66(1).
approved form means a form approved by the college under section 297.
approved teacher means a person who—
(a) is a registered teacher; or
(b) holds a permission to teach.
attendance notice see section 144(1).
board means the board of the college.
certificate of permission to teach means a certificate of permission to teach issued by the college to the holder of a permission to teach under this Act.
certificate of registration means a certificate of registration issued by the college to a registered teacher under this Act.
charge, of an offence, means a charge in any form, including, for example, the following—
(a) a charge on an arrest;
(b) a notice to appear served under the Police Powers and Responsibilities Act 2000, section 382;
(c) a complaint under the Justices Act 1886;
(d) a charge by a court under the Justices Act 1886, section 42(1A), or another provision of an Act;
(e) an indictment.
children's commissioner means the Commissioner for Children and Young People and Child Guardian under the Commissioner's Act.
code of practice means a code of practice approved by the Minister under section 290.
college means the Queensland College of Teachers established under section 229.
commencement—
(a) for chapter 12, parts 1 to 7—see section 299; or
(b) for chapter 12, part 11, division 2—see section 333.
commissioner of police means the commissioner of the police service appointed under the Police Service Administration Act 1990.
Commissioner's Act means the Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian Act 2000.
complainant, in relation to a complaint, means the person who made the complaint.
complaint means a complaint made under chapter 4.
conviction means a finding of guilt by a court, or the acceptance of a plea of guilty by a court, whether or not a conviction is recorded.
CPD framework see section 30(1).
CPOPOA disqualification order means a disqualification order made under the Child Protection (Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2008, section 25.
criminal history, of a person, means all of the following—
(a) every conviction of the person for an offence, in Queensland or elsewhere, whether before or after the commencement of this Act;
(b) every charge of an offence made against the person, in Queensland or elsewhere, whether before or after the commencement of this Act.
criminal history check fee means the criminal history check fee prescribed under a regulation.
director means the director of the office.
disciplinary action means action taken against a relevant teacher by a disciplinary committee under chapter 5, part 4 or chapter 6, part 2, division 2.
disciplinary committees means the PP&C committee and QCAT when undertaking disciplinary action under this Act.
disciplinary information, for chapter 5, see section 91.
disciplinary matter see section 93.
disciplinary order means an order made against a relevant teacher by a disciplinary committee under chapter 5, part 4 or chapter 6, part 2, division 2.
disciplinary proceedings means proceedings conducted by a disciplinary committee in relation to a disciplinary matter.
eligibility applicant see section 12D.
eligibility application, for chapter 2, part 1A, see section 12E(1).
eligibility declaration see section 12B.
eligibility requirements—
(a) for full registration, see section 8(3); and
(b) for provisional registration, see section 9(3); and
(c) for permission to teach, see section 10(2).
employing authority, for a school, means the person or entity responsible for the appointment of teachers to the educational staff of the school.
excluded person means a person—
(a) who is a relevant excluded person, other than a person mentioned in section 57(3); or
(b) who is, or has been, convicted of a serious offence other than—
(i) a person to whom an eligibility declaration is issued, and not revoked, under chapter 2, part 1A; or
(ii) a person mentioned in section 57(3)(a); or
(c) who is prohibited from reapplying for registration or permission to teach by a disciplinary order.
existing register, for chapter 12, parts 1 to 7, see section 299.
expanded interstate criminal history, of a person, means—
(a) every interstate spent conviction of the person; and
(b) every interstate charge against the person.
final offender prohibition order means a final order under the Child Protection (Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2008.
final sexual offender order means a division 3 order under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003.
financial year means the college's financial year under section 267.
former Act means a repealed Act, or a repealed provision of an Act, that provided for the same matter as this Act or a provision of this Act.
Examples—
the repealed Education Act 1964
the repealed Education (Teacher Registration) Act 1988
former approved teacher means—
(a) a former registered teacher; or
(b) a former holder of a permission to teach.
former board, for chapter 12, parts 1 to 7, see section 299.
former by-law, for chapter 12, parts 1 to 7, see section 299.
former holder of a permission to teach, in relation to a disciplinary matter, means a person who—
(a) was the holder of a permission to teach when the conduct to which the disciplinary matter relates happened; and
(b) no longer holds a permission to teach.
former office, for chapter 12, parts 1 to 7, see section 299.
former registered teacher, in relation to a disciplinary matter, means a person who—
(a) was a registered teacher, whether under this Act or a former Act, when the conduct to which the disciplinary matter relates happened; and
(b) is no longer a registered teacher.
full registration means full registration under chapter 2.
general matter see section 96.
ground for disciplinary action see section 92(1).
harm see section 7.
higher education course see the Higher Education (General Provisions) Act 2008, schedule 2.
higher education entity means each of the following within the meaning given by the Higher Education (General Provisions) Act 2008, schedule 2—
(a) a non self-accrediting higher education institution;
(b) a self-accrediting higher education institution;
(c) an interstate self-accrediting higher education institution that holds a recognised self-accrediting authority under that Act;
(d) a university;
(e) a specialised university;
(f) a university college;
(g) a specialised university college;
(h) an interstate university, interstate specialised university, interstate university college or interstate specialised university college, that holds a recognised authority under that Act;
(i) an overseas higher education institution for which an approval is held under part 5 of that Act.
higher education institution see the Higher Education (General Provisions) Act 2008, schedule 2.
identification number, of an approved teacher, means the number assigned by the college to the teacher for the purposes of the teacher's registration or permission to teach.
imprisonment order—
(a) means either of the following orders—
(i) an order of a court that convicts a person for an offence, if the order includes a penalty that includes imprisonment for the offence, whether wholly or partially suspended;
(ii) an intensive correction order under the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992 or an order of another jurisdiction that substantially corresponds to an intensive correction order; but
(b) does not include an order of imprisonment that is imposed as a consequence of a breach of a community service order or probation order within the meaning of the Penalties and Sentences Act 1992.
indictable offence includes an indictable offence dealt with summarily, whether or not the Criminal Code, section 659 applies to the indictable offence.
information notice, for a decision, means a notice stating each of the following—
(a) the decision and the reasons for it;
(b) that the person may apply to the college for a review of the decision within 28 days after the person is given the notice;
(c) how to apply for a review.
interim sexual offender order means an interim detention order or interim supervision order under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003.
interstate charge, made against a person, means a charge against the person for an offence alleged to have been committed by the person against a law of another State or the Commonwealth.
interstate commissioner of police means the commissioner of a police force or service of another State or the Commonwealth.
interstate information means—
(a) a person's expanded interstate criminal history disclosed by the commissioner of police to the college under section 15, 65 or 75; or
(b) any other information, that relates to a person's expanded interstate criminal history, disclosed by the commissioner of police under section 15, 65 or 75, or an interstate commissioner of police under section 15A or 65, to the college.
interstate regulatory authority means an entity—
(a) established under the law of another State or New Zealand; and
(b) that has functions similar to the functions of the college under this Act.
interstate rehabilitation law means a law applying, or that applied, in another State or the Commonwealth, that provides, or provided, for the same matter as the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986.
interstate spent conviction, of a person, means a conviction for an offence committed by the person against a law of another State or the Commonwealth that the person is not required to disclose under an interstate rehabilitation law because—
(a) a rehabilitation period prescribed under that law for the conviction has expired; and
(b) the conviction has not been revived under that law.
investigator means an investigator appointed under section 175.
new board, for chapter 12, parts 1 to 7, see section 299.
non-State school means a school that is provisionally accredited, or accredited, under the Education (Accreditation of Non-State Schools) Act 2001.
notice means written notice.
offender prohibition order means an offender prohibition order under the Child Protection (Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2008.
offender reporting obligations means reporting obligations under the Child Protection (Offender Reporting) Act 2004.
office means the Office of the Queensland College of Teachers established under section 276.
original decision see section 209(1).
permission to teach means permission to teach under chapter 2.
police information, about a person, means the following—
(a) the person's criminal history;
(b) information as to whether the person is or has been—
(i) a relevant excluded person; or
(ii) named as the respondent to an application for an offender prohibition order; or
(iii) the subject of an application for a CPOPOA disqualification order.
PP&C committee means the Professional Practice and Conduct Committee established under section 113.
PP&C matter see section 95(1).
practising teacher means a registered teacher who is part of the educational staff of a school.
prescribed school see section 74.
preservice teacher education program means—
(a) a course of preservice teacher education; or
(b) a graduate course of preservice teacher education.
principal, of a school with no position by that name, means the person responsible for the day-to-day management of the school.
professional practice requirements—
(a) for full registration, see section 8(2); and
(b) for provisional registration, see section 9(2).
professional standards means the standards developed by the college under section 235.
proposed action see section 345(2)(a).
provisional registration means provisional registration under chapter 2.
register means the register of approved teachers kept by the college under section 288.
registered teacher means a person who holds full registration or provisional registration under this Act.
registration means full registration or provisional registration under chapter 2.
registration card means a registration card issued to a registered teacher by the college under this Act.
registration year means—
(a) for a person who is taken to be an approved teacher on 1 January 2006 under section 314 or 315—
(i) 1 January 2006 to 31 December 2006; and
(ii) subsequent years starting on 1 January and ending on 31 December; or
(b) for a person who becomes an approved teacher after 1 January 2006—
(i) the year starting on the day the person's registration or permission to teach is granted; and
(ii) subsequent years starting on the anniversary of the day the person's registration or permission to teach is granted.
relevant commencement means the commencement of the Education and Training Legislation Amendment Act 2011, part 4.
relevant condition see section 45(1).
relevant disciplinary committee decision, for chapter 8, part 2, see section 214.
relevant excluded person means a person who is subject to—
(a) offender reporting obligations; or
(b) an offender prohibition order; or
(c) a CPOPOA disqualification order; or
(d) a sexual offender order.
relevant personal information, for chapter 11, part 1, see section 282.
relevant teacher—
(a) for chapter 3, part 1, division 3, see section 73; or
(b) otherwise, means—
(i) an approved teacher; or
(ii) a former approved teacher.
repealed Act, for chapter 12, parts 1 to 7, see section 299.
representative entities means the following entities—
(a) unions representing teachers in Queensland;
(b) the employing authorities, or entities representing employing authorities, for schools in Queensland;
(c) entities representing parents or guardians of students enrolled at schools in Queensland;
(d) 1 or more persons considered by the college to be representative of providers of preservice teacher education programs;
(e) another entity in Queensland the college considers is representative of the interests of teachers.
returning to teaching condition, for full registration, means a condition requiring the holder of the registration to undertake, within the time prescribed under a regulation, a professional development program for returning to teaching that meets the requirements for the program prescribed under a regulation.
review committee see section 211(1).
review decision see section 212(1).
school means a State school or non-State school.
serious offence see the Commissioner's Act, section 167.
sexual offender order means a division 3 order, interim detention order or interim supervision order under the Dangerous Prisoners (Sexual Offenders) Act 2003.
show cause notice see section 345(1).
show cause period see section 345(2)(d).
spent conviction means a conviction—
(a) for which the rehabilitation period under the Criminal Law (Rehabilitation of Offenders) Act 1986 has expired under that Act; and
(b) that is not revived as prescribed by section 11 of that Act.
State school means a State instructional institution within the meaning of the Education (General Provisions) Act 2006, schedule 4.
teach means undertake duties as a teacher.
teacher—
(a) means—
(i) a person who undertakes duties in a school including any of the following—
(A) delivering an educational program;
(B) assessing student participation in an educational program;
(C) otherwise administering or providing consistent and substantial educational leadership to an educational program; or
(ii) a person who undertakes duties, other than in a school, for an educational program prescribed under a regulation, including any of the following—
(A) delivering the program;
(B) assessing student participation in the program;
(C) otherwise administering or providing consistent and substantial educational leadership to the program; and
(b) does not include a teacher's aide, a teacher's assistant or a student teacher.
temporary offender prohibition order means a temporary order under the Child Protection (Offender Prohibition Order) Act 2008.