(SR 2005/332)
These regulations are administered in the Ministry of Education.
Pursuant to sections 144B and 144C(1) of the Education Act 1989, Her Excellency the Governor-General, acting on the advice and with the consent of the Executive Council, makes the following regulations.
1 Title
2 Commencement
Part 1Preliminary provisions
3 Purpose of these regulations
4 Interpretation
5 Hostels to which these regulations relate
6 Giving of notices
Part 2Licensing for hostels
Prohibitions related to unlicensed hostels
7 Students prohibited from boarding at unlicensed hostels
8 Payment of bursaries and government subsidies in respect of boarding at unlicensed hostels prohibited
Applications for licences
9 Who may apply and how
10 Floor plan and site plan required
11 Other information required
12 Authority may rely on review by Chief Review Officer
13 Relevant matters for regulation 11(2)(c)
14 Statutory declaration required
Grant or renewal of licences
15 Authority may grant or renew licences
16 Applications in respect of different premises
Applications for renewal of licences
17 Who may apply and how
18 Authority may permit applications to be lodged late
19 Renewal required if premises or operations to change
20 Renewal required if owner of hostel to change
Extent, content, form, and conditions of licences
21 Extent, content, and form of licence
22 Standard condition: maximum number of boarders
23 Special conditions
24 Examples of special conditions
Licensee's duties in relation to licence, etc
25 Display of licence, names of responsible people, etc
26 Inspection or copying of regulations and licence
27 Notice of new directors, etc, of body corporate licensee
Formal directions to licensee to eliminate non-compliance
28 Formal direction
29 Deadline for eliminating non-compliance
30 Licensee must display formal direction
31 Revocation of formal direction
Suspension and cancellation of licences
32 Suspension effected by written notice to licensee
33 Notice must specify conditions to be complied with
34 Licensee's duties when suspension takes effect
35 Suspended licence must be returned to authority
36 Revocation of suspension
37 Cancellation
38 Relevant matters for regulation 37(1)(e)
39 Licensee's duties when cancellation takes effect
40 Cancelled licence must be returned to authority
Replacement licences
41 Authority may grant replacement licence
Fees and refunds
42 Fees
43 Refunds of fees
Part 3Minimum standards for hostel premises and facilities
44 Provision of necessary spaces, facilities, and equipment
45 Lighting, heating, and ventilation
46 Laundering of sheets, bath towels, etc
47 Maintenance and safe use of buildings and facilities
48 Fires, earthquakes, and other emergencies
49 Evacuation plan to include fire evacuation scheme
50 Safety and hygiene of premises, equipment, etc
51 Premises to be kept free of hazards
52 First aid
Part 4Code of practice relating to management of hostels
53 Boarders not to be accommodated in unlicensed hostels
54 Policies and operating procedures
55 Policy on relationships and protection from ill-treatment
56 Procedure for granting boarders leave of absence
57 Review of, and consultation on, policies and procedures
58 Abuse, harassment, or serious neglect of boarders
59 Records
60 Duties related to records
61 Supervision, staffing, and security
62 Supervision of boarders on excursions outside hostel
63 Food and drink
64 Infectious and other diseases, etc
65 Protection or promotion of health
66 Parents' contact with, or access to, boarders
Part 5Complaints about hostels by students or parents
67 Who may complain and how
68 Procedure for resolving complaints
69 Owner must decide whether complaints justified
70 Owner must inform complainant of decision, etc
Part 6Miscellaneous provisions
Appeals to District Court
71 Appeals against authority's decisions or directions
Transitional regulation
72 Existing hostels deemed licensed for transitional period
Relationship with other enactments
73 Other relevant requirements not limited or affected
Offences and penalties
74 Failure to comply with conditions
75 Failure to comply with standards or code of practice
ScheduleFees for applications for, or renewals of, licences
Explanatory note
Gazette information