Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005 (Qld)

Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005

An Act to establish the Queensland College of Teachers, to confer functions on the college including functions about the registration of teachers in Queensland and related matters, to establish the Office of the Queensland College of Teachers, and for other purposes

Chapter 1 Preliminary

1 Short title This Act may be cited as the Education (Queensland College of Teachers) Act 2005.

2 Commencement This Act, other than sections 6, 299 and 304 and schedule 3, commences on 1 January 2006.

3 Main objects of Act (1) The main objects of the Act are— (a) to uphold the standards of the teaching profession; and (b) to maintain public confidence in the teaching profession; and (c) to protect the public by ensuring education in schools is provided in a professional and competent way by approved teachers. (2) The objects are to be achieved mainly by— (a) establishing the Queensland College of Teachers; and (b) conferring on the college functions and powers about— (i) granting registration or permission to teach to persons; and (ii) certifying teachers as highly accomplished teachers or lead teachers; and (iii) taking disciplinary action against approved teachers; and (iv) monitoring compliance with and enforcing this Act; and (c) establishing the Office of the Queensland College of Teachers to help the college in the performance of its functions.

4 Act binds all persons (1) This Act binds all persons, including the State. (2) This Act does not make the State liable to be prosecuted for an offence.

5 Mutual recognition legislation not affected This Act does not affect the operation of the Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Act 1992 or the Trans-Tasman Mutual Recognition (Queensland) Act 2003.