Education and Training Bill

  • enacted

Hon Chris Hipkins

Education and Training Bill

Government Bill

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Contents

Commentary
Key
1Title
2Commencement
Part 1
Preliminary provisions
3Outline of Act
4Purpose of Act
5Minister may issue statement of national education and learning priorities
6Statement of expectations
7Tertiary education strategy
8International education strategy
9Te Tiriti o Waitangi
10Interpretation
11Transitional, savings, and related provisions
12Act binds the Crown
Part 2
Early childhood education
13Outline of Part 2
14Purpose of Part 2
Subpart 1—Licensing and certification
15Service providers operating early childhood education and care centres must be licensed
16Certain other service providers may be licensed
17Ministerial approval required for licensing application
17APersons approved to apply for licence must be fit and proper
18Requirements for licensed home-based education and care service
19Playgroups may be certified
20Application of Legislation Act 2012 to certain material incorporated by reference
21Records
Subpart 2—Administration
22Curriculum frameworks
23Prohibition on corporal punishment and seclusion in early childhood services
24Police vetting in respect of early childhood education services
25Kindergarten attendance fees
26Parent’s right to entry
Subpart 3—Offences
27Service providers must be licensed
28Offence relating to obstruction of power of entry
29Offence of insulting, abusing, or intimidating teacher or staff
Part 3
Primary and secondary education
30Outline of Part 3
31Purpose of Part 3
Subpart 1—Priorities, rights, and responsibilities
32Right to free enrolment and free education at State schools (including entitlement to attend full-time)
33Students with special educational needs have same rights to education at State schools as others
34Domestic students aged between 6 and 16 years must be enrolled at registered school
35Students of registered schools required to attend whenever schools are open
36Special education enrolment
37Long-term exemptions from enrolment
38Exemption from enrolment of student who has turned 15
39Effect of exemption under section 37 or 38
40Exemption of person placed in residence or programme under Oranga Tamariki Act 1989
41Exceptions to attendance because of well-being or transitional plan
41AExceptions to attendance because of secondary–tertiary programmes and multiple timetable arrangements
42Exemption from attendance because of walking distance to school or some other reason
43Exemption of student from attendance for period of no more than 5 days
44Secretary may require enrolment of certain children at distance school
45Reconsideration of special education enrolment or services
46Board of State school may appoint attendance officer
47Powers of attendance officers and constables
Release from tuition
48Release from tuition on religious or cultural grounds
49Release from tuition for specified parts of health curriculum
50Release from tuition for outside tuition or if good reasons to leave early
51Courses, work experience, and visits outside school premises
52Restrictions on employing school-age children
Religious instruction and observances at State primary and intermediate schools
53Application
54Religious instruction and observances in State primary and intermediate schools
55Additional religious instruction
56Student attendance at religious instruction must be confirmed
57Student attendance at religious observances not compulsory
58Teacher may be released from duties to take part in religious instruction or observances
Miscellaneous provisions
59Exemptions from taxation
Subpart 2—Restrictions on right to enrol at and attend school
Restrictions on enrolment at primary school
60Restrictions on primary school enrolment
61Cohort entry policy
62Dates for starting school under cohort entry policy
63Adoption or revocation of cohort entry policy
64Publication of mid-term start dates
Restrictions on enrolment at secondary school
65Restrictions on secondary school enrolment
66Restrictions on enrolment at distance school
67Some domestic students may have to pay fees for tuition from distance schools
68Adult and community educationEvening classes
Enrolment schemes
69Purpose and principles
70Content of enrolment scheme
71How enrolment schemes work
Other restrictions on enrolment and attendance
72Secretary may direct that students attend particular schools
73Principals may preclude students for health reasons
74Purpose of sections 75 to 85
75Application of sections 76 to 85
76Principals of State Schools may stand down or suspend students
77Powers of State school board when suspended students aged under 16 years
78Secretary’s powers when excluded students aged under 16 years
79Powers of State school board when suspended students aged 16 years over
80Duties of principals when students stood down or suspended from State schools
81Who may attend State school board meeting concerning suspensions
82Effect of suspension on school register
83Re-enrolment of excluded or expelled student
84Notice requirements for stand-downs, suspensions, exclusions, and expulsions
85Secretary may make rules
Subpart 3—Teaching, learning, and well-being
Curriculum and performance measures of schools
86Curriculum statements and national performance measures
87Board of State school must consult about delivery of health curriculum
Restrictions on appointment and continued employment of teaching staff
88Restrictions on appointment of teachers
89Restrictions on continued employment of teachers
90Chief executive of distance school not required to be registered
91Restrictions on teachers subject to interim suspension
92Further provisions relating to registration of teachers, practising certificates, and authorities to teach
Other restrictions and requirements
93Teaching in State primary and intermediate schools must be secular
94Prohibition on corporal punishment and seclusion in registered schools
95Limits on use of physical force at registered schools
96Rules on use of physical force at registered schools
97Guidelines on use of physical force at registered schools
98Students at State schools may be released from tuition or for outside tuition
99Students at State schools must receive guidance and counselling and their parents must be told about certain things
100Required police vetting
Subpart 4—Searches and surrender of property
101Interpretation
102Surrender and retention of property
103Searches of clothing and bags or other containers
104Restrictions on searches under section 103
105Limits on sections 102 and 103
106Prohibitions on searches by contractors
107Refusal to produce, reveal, or surrender item
108Power to search storage containers not affected
109Rules about surrender and retention of property and searches
110Guidelines about surrender and retention of property and searches
Subpart 5—Administration of State schools
General provisions
111When State schools must be open
112Communities of learning for State schools
113State schools may use off-site locations approved by Minister
Functions and powers of boards
114State schools and special institutions must have boards
115Constitution of boards of State schools
116Proprietors of State integrated schools may vary number of board members they appoint
117Boards may alter their constitutions
118Composition of boards of special institutions
119Other provisions relating to boards
119AStatus of board
120Board is governing body
121Bylaws
122Objectives of boards in governing schools
123Staff
124Boards may appoint, suspend, and dismiss principal
125Principal is chief executive of board in relation to school’s control and management
126Board has complete discretion
127Things boards may do
128Board’s policies and practices must reflect cultural diversity
129Statements of variance and annual reports
130Audit
131Annual report to be made available
132Annual financial statements of boards
Strategic planning and reporting
133School strategic plan and annual implementation plan
134Preparing draft strategic plan
135Secretary to review and approve draft strategic plan
136Amending strategic plan
137Expiry of strategic plan
138Preparing annual implementation plan
139Amending annual implementation plan
140Board to monitor performance against strategic planning documents
141Strategic planning documents to be on Internet site
Validity of acts and liability
141AActs in breach of statute are invalid
141BSome natural person acts protected
141CActs that are not in best interests of board
141DDealings between boards and other persons
141EPersonal liability of board members
Financial and property matters and application of Crown Entities Act 2004
142 Board to be financially responsible
143Application of Crown Entities Act 2004
144Restrictions on acquisition of securities
145Restrictions on borrowing
146No delegation of power to borrow
147Restrictions on giving of guarantees and indemnities
148Restrictions on use of derivatives
149Gifts
150Real property
150AOccupancy of property and buildings
150BLeases and licences granted by boards
150COther agreements to occupy school land or buildings
Programmes and monitoring
151Teaching and learning programmes
152Monitoring of and reporting on student performance
Code of conduct
153Code of conduct for board members
154Boards may augment code of conduct for board members
155Board members must comply with code of conduct
156Sanctions for failures to comply with code of conduct
Validation
157Validation and invalidation of board elections
Interventions in State schools
158Interventions in State schools by Secretary or Minister
159Requirement to provide information
160Specialist help
161Action plans
162Case conference
163Specialist audit
164Performance notice
165Appointment of additional board member by Minister
166Amendment and revocation of notices
167Limited statutory manager
168Dissolution of board and appointment of commissioner
169No compensation for loss of office
170Commissioners
171Commissioner sets date for election of board members
172Protection Personal liability of limited statutory managers and commissioners
173Annual review of interventions
174Application of interventions to State integrated schools
175Application of interventions to Kura Kaupapa Māori
Subpart 6—Establishment and designation of State schools
176Overview: classifications and types of State schools
177Minister may establish State schools
178Single-sex schools
179Names of State schools
180Normal schools, etc
181Contributing schools
182Provision of education at composite schools
183Distance schools
184Specialist schools and special services
185Minister may change classification of school
186Minister may close State school
187Minister may designate and redesignate schools
188Kura Kaupapa Māori
189Te Aho Matua
190Protection of term Kura Kaupapa Māori
191Designated character schools
192Process for establishing designated character schools
193Minister may merge schools
194Restrictions on mergers in certain cases
194AProperty held in trust
195Consultation
196Community education forums
197State integrated schools part of State system
198Application to negotiate integration
Subpart 7—Private schools
199Secretary may require application for registration of school
200Registration of private schools
Subpart 8—Secondary–tertiary programmes
201Recognition of secondary–tertiary programmes
Subpart 9—Resolving serious disputes
202Purpose
203Meaning of serious dispute
204Dispute resolution panels
204Dispute resolution panels
205Chief Referee and deputy chief referees
206Functions of Chief Referee
207Application for dispute resolution
Application for dispute resolution
207Application for dispute resolution
207AForm of application
207BProcedure on receipt of application
207CGrounds for declining application
208Dispute resolution process
Dispute resolution process
208Appointment of mediator
208APanel may make recommendation or determination
209Recommendations
210Further provisions relating to determinationDeterminations
211Participation in dispute resolution process
211Participation in dispute resolution process
Settlements
212Settlements
General provisions
212ADuty to comply with prescribed processes or procedures
213Duty of panel members to act independently
213Duty to act independently
213AConflicts of interest
214Panel members not personally liable
214Personal liability of Chief Referee and deputy chief referees
214APersonal liability of panel members and mediators
215Confidentiality
Subpart 10—Miscellaneous provisions
216School transport
217School transport assistance
218Enrolment records
219Building Act 2004
Subpart 11—Offences
220Offence relating to failure to comply with notice given under section 44
221Offence relating to employing school-age children
222Offence relating to insulting, abusing, or intimidating teachers or staff members of registered schools
223Offence relating to interference with attendance officers
224Offence relating to failure to enrol
225Offence relating to irregular attendance
226Hearings of proceedings may be private
227Evidence of school roll, etc
228Burden of proof on parents
229Fines to be paid to board
230Offences relating to operation of private schools
Part 4
Tertiary education and vocational education and training
231Outline of Part 4
232Purpose of Part 4
Subpart 1—Preliminary matters
233Objectives of Part 4
234Roles within tertiary education and vocational education and training sectors
235Ministry may hold and disseminate information
236Enrolment of students
Fees
237Fees for domestic students
238Ministerial direction to institutions relating to compulsory student services fees
239Institutions to give prospective students information about fees
Student loans and allowances
240Provisions about student loans and allowances and Student Allowances Appeal Authorities
Subpart 2—Teaching, learning, and well-being
241Programmes
Students associations
242Membership of students association voluntary
243Prohibition on undue influence
244Complaints regarding undue influence
245Students association membership fees
246Application of sections 242 to 245 to private training establishments
Subpart 3—Administration of tertiary institutions
246AObject
247Academic freedom and institutional autonomy of institutions (other than NZIST)
248Establishment of institutions
249Constitution of institutions
250Disestablishment of institutions
Councils
251Institutions to be governed by councils
252Incorporation
253Common seal
254Method of contracting
255Constitution to provide for membership of council
256Membership of council
257Certain people disqualified from appointment
258Matters to be considered when appointing council members
259Statutes relating to appointment of members by councils of institutions
Functions and duties of councils
260Functions of councils
261Duties of councils
Powers of institutions and councils
262Powers of institutions
263Powers of councils
264Statutes
265Delegation of council’s functions and powers
266Further provisions relating to delegation
Institutions at risk
267Criteria for risk assessment of institutions (other than NZIST)
268Institutions to provide information to TEC if required
Interventions
269Minister may appoint Crown observers for institutions
270Minister may dissolve council and appoint commissioner
271Protection Personal liability of commissioners
272Functions, duties, and powers of commissioner
273Minister to appoint advisory committee
274Minister may appoint Crown observer
275Specialist help
276Performance improvement plan
277Minister may appoint Crown manager
278Protection of Crown manager
279Minister may dissolve NZIST’s council and appoint commissioner
280NZIST’s council may request intervention
Chief executives of institutions
281Duties of chief executive
282Delegation of chief executive’s functions and powers
283Further provisions applying to delegation
Financial matters and application of Crown Entities Act 2004
284Bank accounts
285Proper accounts to be kept
286How institutions may use income and capital
287Gifts
288Council may establish common fund
289Investment of funds held in common fund
290Income and capital of common fund
291Application of money
292Institutions are Crown entities
293Annual report
294Minister may require related entities to prepare statements or reports
295Annual report to be available for inspection
Miscellaneous provisions
296Records relating to students
297Secretary may require information
Vice-Chancellors committee
298Vice-Chancellors Committee continued
299Functions of Vice-Chancellors Committee
300Powers of Vice-Chancellors Committee
Subpart 4—New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology
301NZIST established continued
302Functions of NZIST
303NZIST’s charter
304Minister may specify administrative regions for NZIST
305Academic freedom of NZIST
306NZIST must establish regional divisions
NZIST’s council
307Membership of NZIST’s council
308Matters to be considered when Minister appoints members to NZIST’s council
309Chairperson and deputy chairperson
310Term of office
Additional provisions applying to NZIST’s council and subsidiaries
311Determination of policy
312NZIST’s council must establish advisory committees
313Membership of advisory committees
314NZIST and NZIST subsidiary must obtain consent for certain capital projects
314NZIST must obtain consent for certain capital projects of NZIST or NZIST subsidiary
315NZIST subsidiary must obtain consent before exercising powers under section 262(4) certain powers
Interventions relating to NZIST
316Criteria for risk assessment of NZIST and related entities
317NZIST or related entity must provide information if required
317AMinister may appoint Crown observer for NZIST
317BSpecialist help
317CPerformance improvement plan
317DMinister may appoint Crown manager for NZIST
317EPersonal liability of Crown manager
317FPowers may be used concurrently
317GMinister may dissolve NZIST’s council and appoint commissioner
317HNZIST’s council may request intervention
Application of Crown Entities Act 2004 to NZIST’s council
318Additional provisions of Crown Entities Act 2004 that apply to NZIST’s council
Specific Further provisions relating to NZIST subsidiaries
319 Formation of NZIST subsidiaries and provisions that apply
320Duration of NZIST subsidiaries
321NZIST council may dissolve NZIST subsidiary
322Application of Schedule 14
Subpart 5—Private training establishments
323Minister may recognise community tertiary education provider
324Requirement to be registered before providing approved programmes or training schemes
Applications for registration
325Application for registration as registered establishment
326NZQA may verify identity of governing members of private training establishment
Determination of application
327Grant or refusal of application
328Criteria for determining whether governing member is fit and proper person
Conditions and other requirements of registration
329Conditions of registration
330Annual registration fee
Cancellation and lapse of registration
331Cancellation of registration
332Effect of cancellation
333Lapse of registration
Fees for domestic students
334Fees for domestic students and employers may not exceed maximums set in conditions of funding
Information that must be given to prospective students
335Information that private training establishments must give prospective students
Protection of student fees
336Application of rules relating to student fee protection
337Student fees must be deposited with independent trustee
338Refund entitlements of domestic students
339Rules apply if students withdraw because of programme or training scheme closure
340Requirement that funds be paid applies to all components of fee payable
341Ministerial direction to registered establishments relating to compulsory student services fees
Student records
342Duties of private training establishments to maintain student records
Subpart 6—Work-based trainingVocational education and training
343Training contracts agreements and apprenticeship training agreements part of employment agreement
Workforce development councils
344Establishment of workforce development councils
345Disestablishment of workforce development councils
346Incorporation
347Functions of workforce development councils
348Workforce development council’s functions in relation to wānanga
349Workforce development council may not operate registered establishment
350Obligations Duties of workforce development councils
351Annual fee payable by workforce development council
352NZQA may issue quality assurance improvement notice
353NZQA may issue compliance notice
Audit
353AApplication of Public Audit Act 2001
Validity of acts
353BAct in breach of statute invalid
353CSome natural person acts protected
Apprenticeships
354Apprenticeship training activities must be included in proposed plan
355Obligations Duties of persons carrying out apprenticeship training activities
356Minister may issue apprenticeship training code
357Availability of apprenticeship training code
358Apprenticeship training code to be taken into account by mediator, Employment Relations Authority, and Employment Court
Training levy
359Purpose of levy
360Levy may be imposed by Order in Council
360AOrders are confirmable instruments
361Restrictions on making of levy orders
362Further provisions relating to training levy
Subpart 7—Offences
363Offences relating to information requests from MSD
364Other offences relating to information requests from MSD
365Offences relating to handling students fees
366Offences relating to duties to maintain student records
368Offences relating to use of certain terms
369Offences relating to false representations
370Offence to issue false qualifications and falsify records
371Offence to provide or advertise cheating services
372Offence relating to registration of private training establishments
373Offences relating to enrolment of international students at private training establishments or institutions
374Offences relating to allowances and student loans
General provisions relating to offences
375Injunctions and orders of High Court
376Liability of body corporate and directors in respect of certain offences
Part 5
Performance, funding, and support
377Outline of Part 5
Subpart 1—Tertiary Education Commission
Preliminary provisions
378Outline of framework for planning, funding, and monitoring in tertiary education sector
TECTertiary Education Commission
379TEC continued
380Composition of TEC
381Chief executive
382Responsibilities of chief executive
383Chief executive must monitor and report on institutions
383A Additional requirement of NZIST’s council to provide information
384Declaration of interests
385Principles guiding how TEC operates
386Functions of TEC
386ACertain powers may not be delegated
387Duties of TEC in relation to workforce development councils
388Power of TEC to require information from workforce development council
389Power of TEC to audit workforce development councils
390Secretary may delegate certain functions and powers to TEC
390AMinister may delegate functions or powers to TEC
390BMinister may direct TEC
391Charging
392Application of Commerce Act 1986
393Minister may delegate functions or powers to TEC
394Minister may direct TEC
395Chief executive of TEC may require NZIST’s council to provide information
Funding mechanisms
396Minister must determine design of funding mechanisms
396ARestrictions on design of funding mechanisms
396BFunding mechanisms consistent with quality assurance principle
396CTEC to implement funding mechanisms
396DVariation of determination of design of funding mechanisms
396ECriteria for assessing proposed plans
397TEC may fund tertiary education programmes and activities
398Conditions on receiving funding
398ATEC may decline to assess proposed plans
399Funding other than via plans
400Conditions on funding received under section 399
Subpart 2—New Zealand Qualifications Authority
401NZQA continued
402Constitution
403Chief executive of NZQA
404Functions of NZQA
405Additional functions of NZQA relating to entrance to universities
406Research
Qualifications framework
407Qualifications Framework
Directory of Assessment Standards
408Directory of Assessment Standards
409Standard-setting bodies
410Approval of programmes
411Conditions on programme approvals
Accreditation to provide approved programmes
412Accreditation to provide approved programmes
413Conditions on accreditation
414Lapse of accreditation
415Withdrawal of accreditation
Training schemes and consents to assess against standards
416Application for training scheme approval
417Conditions of training scheme approval
418Lapse of training scheme approval
419Withdrawal of training scheme approval
Consent to assess against standards
420Consent to assess against standards
421Conditions on consent
422When consent expires or ceases to have effect
Rules
423Rules
Functions and powers of NZQA in relation to universities
424Exercise of certain powers of NZQA by Vice-Chancellors Committee
Granting of awards
425Powers of NZQA in granting of awards
426NCEA may not be awarded provided outside New Zealand
Use of certain terms in name or description of registered establishment or wānanga
427Minister may consent to use of certain terms in name or description of registered establishment or wānanga
Fees
428Fees
Enforcement powers of NZQA
429Power to obtain information
430Compliance notices
Miscellaneous provisions
431Membership of Government Superannuation Fund
432Child care allowances
433Taxation
Subpart 3—Education Review Office
434Education services to which this subpart applies
435Chief Review Officer to perform certain functions
435AInformation requests
436Review officers
437Powers of entry and inspection for places other than dwelling houses
438Review officers to prove identity
Provisions concerning students with enrolment exemption
439Functions of Chief Review Officer
440Review officers
441Powers of review officers for purposes of section 439
442Review officers to prove identity before acting under section 441
Provisions concerning hostels
443Functions of Chief Review Officer
444Review officers
445Powers of review officers for purposes of section 443
446Review officers to prove identity before acting under section 445
Subpart 4—Teaching Council
447Continuation of Teaching Council
448Composition of Teaching Council
449Ministerial appointment as member
450Disqualification from office
450APurpose of Teaching Council
451Functions of Teaching Council
452Powers of Teaching Council
453Ministerial powers
454Issue of statement of Government policy relating to Teaching Council’s functions
455Reports
456Advisory committees
457Code of conduct
458Teaching Council to make rules
459Delegations
460Chief executive and employees
Mandatory reporting
461Mandatory reporting of dismissals and resignations
462Mandatory reporting of complaints received about former employees
463Mandatory reporting of possible serious misconduct
464Mandatory reporting of failure to reach required level of competence
465Mandatory reporting of convictions
Disciplinary functions
466Disciplinary bodies
467Complaints about conduct
468Complaints and reports relating to teacher conduct
469Powers of Complaints Assessment Committee
470Interim suspension until matter about or involving possible serious misconduct concluded
471Duration of interim suspension
472Powers of Disciplinary Tribunal
473Evidence at Disciplinary Tribunal hearings
474Powers of Disciplinary Tribunal in relation to witnesses
475Privileges and immunities
476Appeals from against decisions of disciplinary bodies
Review of competence
476ACompetence Authority
477Complaints about competence
478Investigation by Teaching Council of mandatory reports relating to competence and referral to Competence Authority for decision
478APowers of Competence Authority after finding required level of competence not attained
478BAppeals from against decisions of Competence Authority
Subpart 5—Education New Zealand
479Education New Zealand continued
480Functions
481Membership of board of Education New Zealand
482Special advisers to the board
483International education advisory committee
484Chief executive
485Responsibilities of chief executive
486Superannuation
487Application of Part 2 of Commerce Act 1986
Subpart 6—International students
488Purpose of subpart 6
International students at schools
489Enrolment of international students
490Certain international students may enrol at State schools as of right
491Fees for international students
492Exemption from paying fees
493Board must reimburse the Crown for expenditure relating to international students
494Courses for international students
International students at tertiary education and vocational education and training institutions
495Enrolment of international students
496Fees for international students
497Requirements that private training establishments must comply with before enrolling international students
498Exemptions
499Refund entitlements of international students
500Refund requirements set by Gazette notice
501Private training establishment to notify immigration officer if student withdraws from programme or training scheme
Subpart 7—Pastoral care of students
Enrolment of international students
502Signatory providers may enrol persons as international students
503Providers must enrol persons as international students in certain circumstances
Pastoral care of domestic and international students
504Pastoral care codes of practice
504ASanctions for breach of code
Dispute resolution
505Student contract dispute resolution scheme established
506Cap on amount to be paid
507District Court to enforce DRS
508Rules of student contract dispute resolution scheme
Export education levy
509How export education levy may be applied
Subpart 8—Offences
509AOffence relating to award of providing or offering to provide NCEA outside New Zealand
510Offence relating to failure to report certain matters to Teaching Council
511Other offences
512Offence relating to breach of code resulting in serious harm to or death of students
513Pecuniary penalty relating to breach of code
514Relationship between offences and penalties
Part 6
Administration of education system
515Outline of Part 6
Subpart 1—Funding
516Funding of certain early childhood services and certified playgroups
517Loans to licensed early childhood services
518Grants and supplementary grants for to boards
519Discretionary grants for to boards
520Minister may prescribe exemptions to mandatory condition
521Application of Legislation Act 2012
522Effect of non-compliance with conditions of earlier discretionary grants
523Grants for distance schools
524Grants to educational bodies
525Educational bodies to keep accounts
526Reduction in grants if limits not met
526ASchool transport
Subpart 2—Property and assets
527Centres situated on property land owned by, or leased to, the Crown
528Minister may declare land to be no longer needed for educational purposes
529Rent for teachers’ residences
530Transfer of Crown assets and liabilities to institutions
531Transfer of land
532Title to land
533Land certification
534Māori land claims
535Registrar-General of Land to register memorial
536Resumption of land on recommendations of Waitangi Tribunal
537Resumption of land to be effected acquired under Public Works Act 1981
538Resumption of wāhi tapu
539Orders in Council relating to transfer of assets and liabilities
540Effect of disestablishment of institution
541Taxes and duties where disestablished institution incorporated into another institution
542Taxes and duties in other cases
School risk-management risk management schemes
543School risk-management risk management scheme
544School risk-management risk management scheme fee
Subpart 3—Payment of salaries
545Payroll service
546Salaries of teachers at certain schools to be paid by the Crown
547Restrictions on payment of salaries of regular teachers by boards of payrolled schools
548Payment of salaries of relieving teachers and employment-based trainee teachers
549Limits on appointment and employment of regular teachers at payrolled schools
550Boards to comply with limit
551Secretary may grant exemptions in individual cases
Subpart 4—Employment matters
Education service
552Application of Employment Relations Act 2000
553Negotiation of conditions of employment
554State Services Commissioner’s powers when collective agreements are negotiated
555Boards indemnified by State Services Commissioner
556Strikes in schools to be notified
557Employers Boards to notify State Services Commissioner about participation in strikes
558Personal grievances and disputes
559Delegation of State Services Commissioner’s powers
560Negotiation of conditions of employment for employees of institutions
561Senior positions at institutions
562Actual conditions of employment
563Immunity for education service chief executives and employees
563Personal liability of education service chief executives and employees
Personnel provisions in relation to education service
564General principles
565Code of conduct
566Performance of teachers
567Equal employment opportunities
568Employees of institutions
569Duty to act independently
570Appointments on merit
571Obligation to notify vacancies
572Restriction of compensation for technical redundancy arising from closure or merger of schools
573Appointment of employees following closure or merger of schools
574Acting appointments
Senior appointments in education service
575Chief executives of institutions
576Appointment of chief executive
577Reappointment of chief executive
578Conditions of employment of chief executive
579Removal from office
580Acting chief executive
Employment of others
581Power of Secretary to employ teachers
582Employment-based trainee teaching positions
583Bonds for Agreements with trainee teachers
584Minister must issue eligibility criteria relating to appointment of principals
585Board may develop additional criteria relating to appointment of principals
Subpart 5—Information and reporting
586Secretary may require information for administration of Act
587Report on performance of school sector
588National student numbers
Subpart 6—Entry and inspection
Review officers
588APowers of entry and inspection for places other than dwelling houses
588BReview officers to prove identity before acting under section 588A
Early childhood education services
589Power to enter and inspect, without warrant, homes used by licensed home-based early childhood education and care services
589AReview officers to prove identity before acting under section 589
590Powers of entry and inspection without warrant
591Powers of entry and inspection with warrant
Schools
592Powers of entry and inspection
593Entry where private school suspected of being unregistered
School hostels
594Purpose of sections 595, 596, and 606
595Entry to inspect hostels
596Authorised persons
Student accommodation
596AEntry to inspect student accommodation subject to codes
Private training establishments
597Powers of entry and inspection
Other entry and inspection provisions
598Entry and inspection powers elsewhere in Act
Subpart 7—Regulations and directions
Regulations
599Regulations relating to licensing early childhood services
600Regulations relating to certification of certifying playgroups
601Regulations relating to how State schools must be run
602Regulations about relating to planning, implementation, monitoring, and reporting
603Regulations about relating to board elections and appointments
604Export Regulations relating to imposition of export education levy
605Regulations relating to school risk-management risk management scheme
606Regulations relating to school hostels
607Regulations relating to dispute resolution panels
608Regulations relating to student allowances
609Procedures to be prescribedRegulations relating to Student Allowance Appeal Authorities
610Regulations for relating to charging by TEC
611Regulations
611Regulations relating to pastoral care
611ARegulations relating to national student numbers
612Regulations relating to State integrated schools
612ARegulations relating to composite schools
612BGeneral regulations
Directions
612CDirections relating to COVID-19
Subpart 8—Offences
613Offence relating to attempt to influence employers
614Offences relating to national student numbers
615Offences relating to false representations
616Offence relating to obstructing power of entry
617Offence relating to inspection of hostels
618Offence relating to powers of entry and inspection
619Offence relating to breach of order of Student Allowance Appeal Authority
Subpart 9—Consequential amendments and repeals, repeals, and revocations
620Consequential amendments
621Repeals and revocations
Schedule 1
Transitional, savings, and related provisions
Schedule 2
Special institutions
Schedule 3
Teacher registration, practising certificates, and other matters
Schedule 4
Police vetting
Schedule 5
Communities of learning for State schools
Schedule 6
State integrated schools
Schedule 7
Private schools
Schedule 8
Secondary–tertiary programmes
Schedule 9
Student allowances and administration of student loans
Schedule 10
Composition and operation of Student Allowances Appeal Authorities
Schedule 11
Councils
Schedule 12
Administrative provisions applying to Vice-Chancellors Committee
Schedule 13
NZIST’s charter
Schedule 14
Provisions applying on dissolution of NZIST subsidiary
Schedule 14A
Further provisions of Act that apply and do not apply to NZIST subsidiaries
Schedule 15
Provisions relating to training levy
Schedule 16
Matters to be specified in levy orders
Schedule 17
TEC
Schedule 18
Teaching Council
Schedule 19
Enrolment schemes
Schedule 20
When State schools must be open
Schedule 21
Constitution of boards of State schools
Schedule 22
Electing and co-opting board members to boards of State schools, term of office of board members, and eligibility
Schedule 23
National student numbers
Schedule 23A
Directions relating to COVID-19
Schedule 24
Consequential amendments and revocations
Legislative history

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows: