• Legislative Council Debate

On September 30, SAASSO received a letter from the Minister regarding our submission calling for an inquiry into the Teachers Registration Board.

This letter was in response to our communication to the Minister on June 1, informing her of SAASSO's request for an urgent review of the operations of the Board and the appropriateness of the Act which unerpins its operations.

• Minister's Response

By invite from the Hon. John Darley, members of SAASSO Board were in the gallery of the Legislative Council when the member introduced a motion for the Statutory Authority Review Committee conduct an inquiry into the Teachers Registration Board.

In standard practice, the motion was immediately adjourned to a later date.

• Parliamentary Motion

In the closing week of August, SAASSO exchanged correspondence with the Hon. John Darley concerning the outcomes of our meetings with members of the Legislative Council. Mr. Darley subsequently confirmed that he would be introducing a motion to the Legislative Council calling for an inquiry.

• Letter from Hon. John Darley

The Advertiser runs a story on SAASSO’s call for an inquiry into the Teachers Registration Board. In the article. The article discusses SAASSO concerns regarding the lack of broad community representation on the Board and conspicuous skill sets absent. The article suggests more parents, school principals, SAASSO representatives and child welfare experts as possible members of a more appropriate Board.

The Shadow Education Minister, David Pisoni pledges his support for an inquiry.

• The Advertiser

SAASSO distributed its Parliamentary Submission to all members of the Legislative Council.

Throughout June, July and August SAASSO met with Legislative Council Members from the Labor and Liberal parties, as well as all independent members of the Legislative Council to present the submission and discuss our concerns and answer questions.

• Media Release

SAASSO announces the call for an inquiry in the Term 2 edition of School Post.

'School Post's' cover story synopsised the Parliamentary Submission and coveyed the key concerns helf by parents on SAASSO's Board and State Council. 

• School Post

Prior to releasing the Parliamentary Submission and announcing our intentions in School Post, SAASSO sent a copy of submission to the Minister for Education and Children’s Services, notifying that we were calling for an inquiry into the Teachers Registration Board.

• Letter to the Minister

SAASSO meets with the Hon. John Darley to present submission and request that he re-introduce a motion to the LC requesting an inquiry into the TRB.

In 2007, the Hon. Nick Xenophon introduced a motion calling for an inquiry. This motion has since lapsed.

As a Statutory Authority, the Teachers Registration and Standards Act would be subject to review by the Statutory Authorities Review Committee - a Standing Committee of the Legislative Council.

SAASSO prepares a submission for the Legislative Council, detailing its concerns.

• Parliamentary Submission

Following a concerning article in The Advertiser, in December 2007, members of SAASSO's State Council conducted an in-depth analysis of the Teachers Registration and Standards Act  and all available published materials from the Board.

Concerned at numerous issues with the Act, SAASSO made contact with the Hon. John Darley to ascertain whether he was consdering progressing the motion previously introduced by the Hon. Nicj Xenophon.