If you have made an application for registration / renewal of registration, you should declare this information in your application to the VIT.
If you have already submitted your application for registration / renewal of registration, you should notify VIT as soon as possible.
This information will be taken into account in assessing your application for registration / renewal of registration.
In the case of being charged, convicted or found guilty of a Category A offence, VIT must refuse your application for registration / renewal of registration. Prior to making this decision, VIT will provide you with an opportunity to provide further information and documentation about the Category A offence.
In the case of being charged, convicted or found guilty of a Category B offence, VIT must refuse your application for registration / renewal of registration if it considers that you pose an unjustifiable risk to children. Prior to making this decision, VIT will provide you with an opportunity to provide further information and documentation about the Category B offence.
In the case of engaging in Category C conduct, VIT may refuse your application for registration / renewal of registration if VIT believes that you meet one of the following criteria
- your ability to teach in a school / early childhood service is likely to be affected because of the conduct that you engaged in; and
- it is not in the public interest to allow you to teach in a school / early childhood service because of the conduct you engaged in.
Prior to making this decision, VIT will provide you with an opportunity to provide further information and documentation about the Category C conduct.
If you are a registered teacher, you have obligations to notify VIT of certain convictions or findings of guilt. However, in all cases, it is recommended that you advise VIT as soon as possible.
If you have been charged with a Category A offence, VIT must suspend your registration. If you have convicted or found guilty of a Category A offence, VIT must cancel your registration. Prior to making these decisions, VIT will provide you with an opportunity to provide further information and documentation about the Category A offence.
If you have been charged with a Category B offence, VIT may suspend your registration. Prior to making this decision, VIT will provide you with an opportunity to provide further information and documentation about the Category B offence.
This information will be taken into account in assessing/re-assessing your suitability to remain registered as a teacher.