New Education Board Created and Fines or Jail for Leaking Private Information
Education Standards and Registration Board Bill 2026
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conflict of interest education education standards educational records government accountability privacy professional licensing public education regulatory compliance school regulation teacher registration +6 more
Introduced by: The Hon Jo Hersey MLA (CLP)
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Effects of this bill
If this bill passes, it means that:
The Northern Territory Education Standards and Registration Board is established to manage school curriculum, teaching standards, and education laws.
Board and committee members commit a strict liability offence and can be fined up to 50 penalty units (2026: $9,700) if they fail to disclose a personal interest in a decision or take part in a decision where they have an interest.
People who recklessly disclose private information without consent can be fined up to 200 penalty units (2026: $38,800) or jailed for up to 2 years.
Board members, staff, and advisers are protected from civil or criminal liability if they act in good faith while doing their jobs.
The Education Minister can remove a Board member if they miss three meetings in a row without permission, go bankrupt, leak confidential information, cannot do their job, break the code of conduct, or for misconduct.
The Board must follow written directions from the Education Minister on how to meet its goals and use its powers, and it must create and publish a code of conduct for its members on the agency website.
The Board must issue certificates for educational achievements and give students or former students copies of their records if they ask.