Section 31 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section is substituted:

31.     Employers to notify of disciplinary action taken and certain resignations and retirements

(1)  In this section –

employer means the Department, the Tasmanian Academy, the Tasmanian Polytechnic, the Catholic Education Office, Hobart or a person or body referred to in section 51 of the Education Act 1994 ;

unacceptable behaviour means behaviour of a person that –

(a) does not satisfy a standard of behaviour generally expected of a teacher; or

(b) is otherwise disgraceful or improper; or

(c) shows that the person is unfit to be a teacher.

(2)  If an employer employs a person who is a registered teacher or holder of a limited authority to teach and that employer –

(a) considers any behaviour of the person to be unacceptable behaviour; and

(b) because of that behaviour dismisses the person, or takes any other disciplinary action against the person –

the employer must notify the Board, in writing and within 28 days after so dismissing or taking other disciplinary action against the person, of the action taken by the employer and the details of the relevant behaviour.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.

(3)  If a registered teacher or holder of a limited authority resigns or retires in circumstances which may have allowed his or her employer to consider any behaviour of the person to be unacceptable behaviour, the employer must notify the Board, in writing and within 28 days after the person has notified the employer of his or her resignation or retirement, of that resignation or retirement and the details of the relevant behaviour.

Penalty:  Fine not exceeding 5 penalty units.