1 Title
2 Commencement
Part 1Amendments to principal Act
3 Principal Act amended
4 Interpretation
5 Enrolment of foreign students
6 Special education
7 Right of reconsideration
8 How a school defines its home zone
9 Amendment of enrolment scheme
10 Obligation to report to Parliament on enrolment schemes
11 Long term exemptions from enrolment
12 Effect of exemption
13 Penalty for irregular attendance
14 Fines to be paid to boards
15 Registration and inspection of private schools
16 Interpretation
17 Length of school year
18 Terms
19 Exceptions in particular cases
20 Restrictions on acquisition of securities
21 New sections 78C to 78CD substituted
78C Police vetting of non-teaching and unregistered employees at schools
78CA Police vetting of contractors and their employees who work at schools
78CB Police vet must be obtained before person has unsupervised access to students
78CC Further Police vets to be obtained under this Part every 3 years
78CD Procedures relating to Police vets
22 Limited statutory manager
23 Dissolution of board and appointment of commissioner
24 Interpretation
25 Boards of newly established schools
26 Elections of trustees
27 New section 101AB inserted
101AB Election not to be held when school under notice of closure
28 Term of office
29 New section 110A inserted
110A Minister may combine boards at establishment
30 Minister may split combined board
31 New section 112A inserted
112A Splitting boards that were combined at establishment
32 Applications for registration as teacher
33 Full registration
34 Teachers Council to keep register
35 New section 128A inserted
128A Matching of register information and information about payment of teacher salaries at payrolled schools
36 Offences
37 Functions of Teachers Council
38 Powers of Complaints Assessment Committee
39 Interim suspension to enable investigation
40 New section 139AUA inserted
139AUA Duration of interim suspension
41 Investigation by Complaints Assessment Committee of reports of convictions
42 Complaints about competence
43 Teachers Council must co-ordinate Police vetting
44 Interpretation
45 Minister may dissolve council and appoint commissioner
46 Transfer of Crown assets and liabilities to institutions
47 Provisions relating to transfer of land
48 Annual report
49 Disclosure of enrolment information by institutions
50 Heading after section 229D repealed
51 Export education levy
52 Definitions
53 Functions of Authority
54 Power to obtain information
55 Compliance notices
56 Approval of courses
57 Conditions on course approvals
58 Accreditation to provide approved courses
59 Conditions on accreditation to provide approved courses
60 Fees
61 Powers of Minister
62 Continuation of Board
63 New section 283C substituted
283C Contents of statement of intent
64 Recipients of allowances or student loans may be required to provide information
65 New section 307AAA inserted
307AAA Suspension or refusal for not providing information
66 Offences concerning allowances
67 Use of student allowance information for purposes of Social Security Act 1964
68 Interpretation
69 New sections 319D to 319FE substituted
319D Police vetting of non-teaching and unregistered employees at licensed early childhood services
319E Police vetting of contractors and their employees who work at licensed early childhood services
319F Police vet must be obtained before person has unsupervised access to children
319FA Procedures relating to Police vets under section 319D or 319E
Police vetting of household members for home-based services
319FB Police vetting of adult members of household where licensed home-based education and care service provided
319FC When Police vet under section 319FB must be obtained
319FD Procedures relating to Police vets under section 319FB
Service provider to obtain further Police vets under this Part every 3 years
319FE Further Police vets to be obtained every 3 years
70 Powers of review officers for purposes of sections 328A to 328D
71 Schedule 5A amended
72 Schedule 6 amended
73 Schedule 10 amended
74 Schedule 13A amended
Part 2Transitional provision, validations, and consequential amendments
Transitional provision in relation to Police vetting
75 Transitional provision in relation to Police vetting
Validations
76 Validation in respect of Part 20
77 Validation in respect of change of proprietor of integrated school
Consequential amendments to Privacy Act 1993
78 Consequential amendments to Privacy Act 1993
Legislative history
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: