New Zealand Teachers' Disciplinary Tribunal
An independent decision-making body committed to fair disciplinary proceedings, professional accountability, and public confidence in the teaching profession.
Protecting learners. Upholding standards.
The Disciplinary Tribunal plays an important role in protecting learners and maintaining public confidence in the teaching profession. Through fair and independent disciplinary proceedings, it holds teachers accountable to the professional standards expected of them.
I want to
Report a concern
Find out how to raise a concern or make a complaint about a teacher's conduct.
Find hearing information
Check upcoming Tribunal hearings, including dates, locations, and hearing arrangements.
Find a Tribunal decision
Search published Tribunal decisions and find information about the outcomes of disciplinary proceedings.
About the Disciplinary Tribunal
Learn about the Tribunal's independent role, the foundations that guide its work, and its members.
Conduct concerns
Learn how concerns about a teacher's conduct are reported, assessed, and investigated, and how matters may be referred to the Tribunal.
The hearing process
Find out what happens when a matter is referred to the Tribunal, how hearings are conducted, and what those involved can expect.
Ability to teach
Information about how health issues or other circumstances that may affect a teacher's ability to teach safely are assessed and managed.
FAQ
The Teaching Council regulates the teaching profession and receives and investigates concerns about teachers.
The Complaints Assessment Committee (CAC) considers referred conduct matters and may refer cases to the Disciplinary Tribunal.
The Disciplinary Tribunal is an independent statutory decision-making body made up of appointed members, including experienced legal professionals and registered teachers. It hears disciplinary cases and makes decisions independently of the Teaching Council.
The Disciplinary Tribunal's information has moved to a dedicated section of the Teaching Council website to make it easier to find and access.
The new section brings together published decisions, hearing information, and practical guidance in one place, with improved search functionality, clearer information about hearing processes, and better connections to related Teaching Council and Complaints Assessment Committee (CAC) information.
The move changes how people access Tribunal information, not how the Tribunal operates or makes decisions.
Yes. The Disciplinary Tribunal remains an independent statutory decision-making body under the Education and Training Act 2020.
The Tribunal hears cases and makes disciplinary decisions independently, based on the evidence and submissions presented. The Teaching Council does not direct the Tribunal's decisions.
The Teaching Council is responsible for publishing Tribunal decisions and ensuring this information is accessible to the public. Hosting the Tribunal's information on the Teaching Council website does not change the Tribunal's statutory role or independence.
