Change in the definition of ‘teacher’ (commencing 7 December 2012)
Provisions were enacted in the CCSA by the Teacher Registration Act 2012 that clarify which persons registered as teachers are mandated reporters. The Teacher Registration Act 2012 (No 16 of 2012) amended the definition of ‘teacher’ to remove the original ss (b) which included “a person who is appointed under the School Education Act 1999 s 236(2) as a member of the teaching staff of a community kindergarten”. However, the relevant provisions in the Teacher Registration Act (see ss 4, 6, 7 discussed below) clearly still include kindergarten teachers (and child care teachers), all of whom must be registered to teach in educational venues. Hence, these classes of teachers are still mandated reporters.
