Hon Anne Tolley
Government Bill
25—1
Explanatory note
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 every 3 years
78CD Procedures relating to Police vets
22 Limited statutory manager
23 Dissolution of board and appointment of commissioner
24 Commissioners
25 Commissioner sets date for election of trustees
26 Protection of limited statutory managers and commissioners
27 Interpretation
28 Boards of newly established schools
29 Elections of trustees
30 New section 101AB inserted
101AB Election not to be held when school under notice of closure
31 Term of office
32 New section 110A inserted
110A Minister may combine boards at establishment
33 Applications for registration as teacher
34 Full registration
35 Teachers Council to keep register
36 New section 128A inserted
128A Matching of register information and information about payment of teacher salaries at payrolled schools
37 Offences
38 Functions of Teachers Council
39 Powers of Complaints Assessment Committee
40 Interim suspension to enable investigation
41 New section 139AUA inserted
139AUA Duration of interim suspension
42 Investigation by Complaints Assessment Committee of reports of convictions
43 Complaints about competence
44 Teachers Council must co-ordinate Police vetting
45 Interpretation
46 Minister may dissolve council and appoint commissioner
47 Transfer of Crown assets and liabilities to institutions
48 Provisions relating to transfer of land
49 Annual report
50 Disclosure of enrolment information by institutions
51 Heading after section 229D repealed
52 Export education levy
53 Definitions
54 Functions of Authority
55 Power to obtain information
56 Compliance notices
57 Approval of courses
58 Conditions on course approvals
59 Accreditation to provide approved courses
60 Conditions on accreditation to provide approved courses
61 Fees
62 Powers of Minister
63 Continuation of Board
64 New section 283C substituted
283C Contents of statement of intent
65 Recipients of allowances or student loans may be required to provide information
66 New section 307AAA inserted
307AAA Suspension or refusal for not providing information
67 Offences concerning allowances
68 Use of student allowance information for purposes of Social Security Act 1964
69 Interpretation
70 New sections 319D to 319FB 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 Further Police vets to be obtained every 3 years
319FB Procedures relating to Police vets
71 Powers of review officers for purposes of sections 328A to 328D
72 Schedule 5A amended
73 Schedule 6 amended
74 Schedule 10 amended
75 Schedule 13A amended
Part 2Transitional provision, validations, and consequential amendments
Transitional provision in relation to Police vetting
76 Transitional provision in relation to Police vetting
Validations
77 Validation in respect of Part 20
78 Validation in respect of change of proprietor of integrated school
Consequential amendments to Privacy Act 1993
79 Consequential amendments to Privacy Act 1993
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: