Amendment to Constitution of Council of The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Pursuant to section 170 of the Education Act 1989, the Minister of Education gives the following notice. N o t i c e 1. This notice may be cited as the Constitution of The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Notice 1997. 2. This notice shall come into force on the day after the date of its publication in the New Zealand Gazette. 3. The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand shall be constituted as follows: (a) Four members appointed by the Minister of Education. (b) The chief executive officer of The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand. (c) One permanent member of the academic staff of The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand elected by the permanent members of that staff. (d) One permanent member of the general staff of The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand elected by the permanent members of that staff. (e) One member who is or has been a student of The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand who shall represent the students of The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand and who shall be elected by the executive of The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Students' Association. (f) One member appointed by The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Council after consultation with the New Zealand Employers' Federation Incorporated. (g) One member appointed by The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Council after consultation with the New Zealand Manufacturers' Federation Incorporated. (h) One member appointed by The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Council after consultation with the New Zealand Council after consultation with the New Zealand Council of Trade Unions. (i) One member appointed by The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Council after consultation with the Federated Farmers of New Zealand Incorporated. (j) Up to three members co-opted by The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand Council, if and when it thinks fit, to meet identified gaps in representation of expertise on the council. Note: The council has resolved that one of the three members so co-opted by the council shall be representative of student interests and shall always be a person who is, or has been a student of The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand within the 5 years immediately preceding the date of appointment. 4. Subject to section 173 of the Education Act 1989, the maximum term of office of members appointed to the council, other than the chief executive officer, is three consecutive 4 year terms. 5. The Open Polytechnic of New Zealand 1990 appearing in the New Zealand Gazette, 25 October 1990, No. 186, page 3998, is hereby revoked. Dated at Wellington this 26th day of June 1996. WYATT CREECH, Minister of Education.