This order brings certain provisions of the Education and Training (System Reform) Amendment Act 2026 into force on 1 October 2026.

The provisions being brought into force relate to the New Zealand School Property Agency (the NZSPA). Those provisions—

• establish the NZSPA as a new Crown entity and provide for membership of its Board; and

• specify the NZSPA’s functions and the collective duties of its Board; and

• grant NZSPA powers to support its functions; and

• relate to the delegation and sub-delegation of the NZSPA’s powers and functions, as well as the delegation of the functions, duties, and powers of the Minister of Education (the Minister) to the NZSPA; and

• enable the Minister to issue a Government policy statement to set the overall direction and priorities for the school property portfolio and the network of State and charter schools; and

• provide for the transition of relevant functions, duties, and powers from the Ministry of Education to the NZSPA; and

• revoke the Public Service (Chief Executive for School Property) Order 2024.