South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated ActsIn this Act—
"condition" includes a limitation;
"Department" means the administrative unit of the Public Service responsible
for assisting the Minister in the administration of this Act;
"director", of a prescribed service, means the person responsible for
providing educational leadership in, and managing the day-to-day operations
of, the prescribed service;
"practising teacher" means a person in employment for which registration is
required under this Act;
"prescribed service" means—
(a) a
kindergarten registered as a Children's Services Centre under Part 3
Division 4 of the Children's Services Act 1985 ; or
(b) a
pre-school education centre established by the Minister under the
Education Act 1972 ; or
(c) an
education and care service under the Education and Care Services National Law
(South Australia) consisting of or including pre-school education; or
(d) any
other service of a kind prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this
definition;
"pre-school education" means the provision of courses of education, training
and instruction to children under the age of 5 years;
"principal" of a school means the person responsible for providing educational
leadership in the school and managing the day-to-day operations of the school;
"professional standards for teachers" means professional standards for
teachers required for the purposes of registration of teachers, as developed
from time to time by the Teachers Registration Board;
"registered teacher" means a person registered as a teacher under Part 5;
"Registrar" means the Registrar of the Teachers Registration Board appointed
under Part 3, or a person acting in the position of the Registrar;
"registration" includes, unless the context otherwise requires, provisional
registration and renewal of registration;
"repealed provisions" means Part 4 of the Education Act 1972 , as in
force from time to time before the commencement of this Act;
"school" means a school established for the purpose of providing education at
primary or secondary level, whether or not also for the purpose of providing a
pre-school education;
"Teachers Registration Board" means the Teachers Registration Board of South
Australia established under Part 3;
"teacher regulatory authority" means an authority with functions under the law
of a place outside this State similar to those of the Teachers Registration
Board;
"unprofessional conduct" means—
(a) a
contravention of this Act or the repealed provisions; or
(b) a
contravention of a condition of registration as a teacher under this Act or
the repealed provisions; or
(c)
incompetence; or
(d)
disgraceful or improper conduct.