Trevor on teachers’name supression
November 19th, 2010 at 10:30 am by David FarrarTrevor Mallard blogs:
Media – mainly on Sundays – and bloggers especially Cam Slater have been frustrated with Teachers’ Council rules that make it very hard to hear cases in public. I share their concerns. There is almost no way to have suppression orders because the maximum fine for a breach is $1k which deters no one.
The Council is understandably reluctant to risk identifying victims especially of sexual abuse but their rules don’t let them identify accused and not the victim – and won’t change with the current fine level.
This breeds rumours and false conclusions.
I’ve got two SoPs one very simple which increases the fine to $100k and would leave the Teachers’ Council to rewrite the rules. The second, below, is more comprehensive and adopts the position that Simon Power is promoting for the Courts. It has a presumption of an open hearing.
I agree with a presumption of open hearings. I also agree that if you have name supression, you need a larger maximum fine than $1,000 to be effective. However $100,000 is too much considering this is just for a professional disciplinary board – not an actual court.
You can read the proposed SOP in full at Red Alert, and comment either there or here on what you think.
It’s a good example of MPs using blogging to get feedback on proposed law changes.
Related posts:
- Govt announces changes to name supression laws to make it harder.
- Why we need a register of name supression orders
- Go Edge
- The 46 year old name suppression case
November 19th, 2010 at 10:35 am
If Slater and Mallard ever actualy “share” anything it will be punches in the ring.
and i honestly would be hard pressed to care which won.
Vote:November 19th, 2010 at 10:45 am
Gotta back it when they’re doing positive and sensible – no matter what MP or party. Insta-trashing is a part of the disease that’s right through the population and prevalent in blogs, but blogs can also be powerful in turning things to positive.
There are many fixed minds and fixed voters, but there are still plenty of votes available from those looking for good regardless of where it is from.
Vote:November 19th, 2010 at 10:52 am
The second and other post by trevor at Red Alert is an absolute disgrace – Trevor has demonstrated what an absolute wanker he truely is. I hope he spends the rest of his life on the opposition back-benches as a result.
Vote:November 19th, 2010 at 10:52 am
Too late Murray, I’ve got Mallard and Tau (don’t you know my uncle was commander) down for a charity fight.
To be followed by the battling dwarf Hide facing up to Hone, that will be won by, will Hone run out of puff before he catches the dwarf as the dwarf legs it around the ring with the hori in pursuit.
Politicians thumping each other, no problem in selling those tickets.
To be finished by Douglas spouting how much MPs are owed.
Vote:November 19th, 2010 at 10:58 am
$20 on Tau the Muss kicking Mallards ass and Hone getting the fright of his life.
anyone who talks himself up that much has to be FOS.
Vote:November 19th, 2010 at 11:37 am
Agree with Tau, Hone was a useful fighter as a kid, not pretty but could throw a very useful right hand.
Vote:November 19th, 2010 at 11:50 am
Rodneys got the footwork. and his head is below punch height, could go either way.
Vote:November 19th, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Increase fines for name suppression = Trev has skeletons to hide?
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