Professional Standards Rules

Conduct Rules

These rules set out the procedures that the New Zealand Teachers Council must follow in dealing with reports and complaints about teacher conduct, including possible serious misconduct and about convictions.

New Zealand Teachers Council (Conduct) Rules 2004 (SR 2004/143) (as at 01 December 2008)

New Zealand Teachers Council (Conduct) Amendment Rules 2007(pdf 60k)

Impairment Rules

These rules set out the procedures used for teachers referred to the impairment process.

New Zealand Teachers Council (Impairment Process) Rules 2009 (SR 2009/108)

Reports and Complaints Rules

These rules:

identify the criteria for reporting serious misconduct and for reporting competence issues;
outline the general requirements for making reports and complaints about teachers under the Education Act 1989; and
outline specific requirements about what information must be included in specific types of reports and complaints under the Education Act.

New Zealand Teachers Council (Making Reports and Complaints) Rules 2004 (SR 2004/144) (as at 01 December 2008)

New Zealand Teachers Council (Making Reports and Complaints) Amendment Rules 2008 (pdf 164k)

Competence Rules

These rules set out the procedures that the New Zealand Teachers Council must follow in dealing with reports and complaints about the competence of individual teachers.

Conduct & Competence