Education Act 1989

328G Powers of review officers for purposes of sections 328E to 328H

• (1) For the purposes of enabling any functions of the Chief Review Officer to be performed for the purposes of section 328E, any review officer may, at any reasonable time and having given reasonable notice to the management of the hostel, enter any hostel and do all or any of the following:

  • (a) conduct inspections or inquiries:

  • (b) require any person to produce documents or information relating to—

    • (i) the provision of a safe physical and emotional environment that supports learning for the students accommodated in the hostel; or

    • (ii) the students accommodated in the hostel:

  • (c) make copies or extracts of any documents and information referred to in paragraph (b):

  • (d) require any person to make or provide statements, in any form and manner that is reasonable in the circumstances, about any matters relating to the provision of a safe physical and emotional environment that supports learning for the students accommodated in the hostel:

  • (e) meet and talk to any person who is accommodated at the hostel.

  (2) Nothing in this section confers on a review officer the power to enter any room or sleeping area of a student accommodated at the hostel unless—

  • (a) the review officer believes on reasonable grounds that entry or inspection is necessary for the purpose of review; and

  • (b) the review officer produces his or her certificate of designation to the student; and

  • (c) the student is present during the inspection.

  (3) This section does not limit any other powers of a review officer under this Act.

  Section 328G: inserted, on 25 October 2001, by section 63 of the Education Standards Act 2001 (2001 No 88).