This Act may be cited as the Queen Elizabeth the Second Technicians' Study Award Act 1970.

For the purposes of this Act, unless the context otherwise requires, a course of full-time study includes any course of study that comprises alternate periods of full-time study and work experience.

There is hereby established an Award to be known as the Queen Elizabeth the Second Technicians' Study Award (in this Act referred to as the Award).

The Award shall be granted annually by the Minister of Education to persons recommended to receive the Award by the Selection Committee appointed under section 5.

(1) For the purposes of this Act, there is hereby established a Selection Committee, comprising—

• (a) the Chairperson of the body that, on the commencement of the Queen Elizabeth the Second Technicians' Study Award Amendment Act 1991, was known as the Association of Polytechnics of New Zealand; and

• (b) the chief executive of the new Ministry, or a representative; and

• (c) the Chairperson of the body that, on the commencement aforesaid, was known as the Vice-Chancellors Committee, or a representative; and

• (d) the chief executive officer of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority, or a representative.

(2) The members of the Selection Committee shall from time to time appoint one of their number (not being a representative) to be Chairman.

(1) The first meeting of the Selection Committee shall be held on a day to be appointed by the Minister of Education.

(2) Subsequent meetings of the Selection Committee shall be held at such times and places as the Committee determines.

(3) At any meeting 3 members shall form a quorum.

(4) The Chairman shall preside at all meetings at which he is present. In his absence, the members present shall appoint one of their number to preside as Chairman at that meeting.

(5) All questions arising at any meeting shall be decided by a majority of the valid votes recorded thereon.

(6) At any meeting the Chairman of the meeting shall have a deliberative vote and, in the case of an equality of votes, shall also have a casting vote.

(7) Subject to the provisions of this Act, the Selection Committee may regulate its procedure in such manner as it thinks fit.

The Award shall be granted for the purpose of enabling holders of it to undertake at any university, college, technological institute, or other institution providing higher education or advanced technical education, in New Zealand or any other country of the Commonwealth, a course of full-time study in engineering, science, building, quantity surveying, commerce, management, design, agriculture, dairy technology, forestry, mining, technologies associated with tourism, or any other discipline.

(1) Every grant of the Award shall be made for such term as in the opinion of the Selection Committee shall be requisite to complete the course of full-time study to be undertaken by the holder of the Award, and on the recommendation of the Selection Committee may be extended by the Minister of Education for that purpose; but no grant shall be made for any term that, including any extension thereof but excluding any period or periods of work experience comprising the course, exceeds a period of 2 years.

(2) Notwithstanding anything in subsection (1), any grant of the Award may be terminated at any time by the Minister of Education if, in his opinion, the holder of the Award fails to make satisfactory progress in his course of full-time study.

The value of each grant of the Award shall comprise—

• (a) an amount equal to the cost of tuition fees, books, materials, student union fees, and other charges necessarily incurred by the holder of the grant in undertaking the course of full-time study, exclusive of any work experience required by the course, for which the grant is made; and

• (b) a maintenance allowance payable in respect of time spent in full-time study, exclusive of any period or periods of work experience, as determined by the Minister of Education; and

• (c) travelling expenses reasonably incurred by the holder of the grant in travelling to the university, college, technological institute, or other institution to undertake the course of full-time study and by way of return on completion of the course; but not including any travelling expenses incurred in obtaining any work experience required by the course.

Each grant of the Award shall be subject to such terms and conditions not inconsistent with this Act as may be determined by the Minister of Education.

(1) The Selection Committee is hereby declared to be a statutory Board within the meaning of the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951.

(2) There may be paid to the members of the Selection Committee travelling allowances and expenses in accordance with the Fees and Travelling Allowances Act 1951, and the provisions of that Act shall apply accordingly.

All expenses incurred in establishing and maintaining the Award, and all travelling allowances and expenses payable under this Act, shall be provided out of money to be appropriated by Parliament for the purpose.