Notice Type
Departmental
Notice Title

Constitution Notice for Council of the Dunedin College of Education

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 Council of the Dunedin College of Education Notice 2000.
2. This notice shall come into force on the day after its publication in the New Zealand Gazette.
3. The Council of the Dunedin College of Education shall be constituted as follows:
(a) Four members appointed by the Minister of Education;
(b) The chief executive officer of the Dunedin College of Education;
(c) One permanent member of the academic staff of the Dunedin College of Education elected by the permanent members of that staff;
(d) One permanent member of the general staff of the Dunedin College of Education elected by the permanent members of that staff;
(e) One member who is, or has been, a student of the Dunedin College of Education within 3 years of first appointment to Council, who shall represent the students of Dunedin College of Education and who shall be appointed by the Executive of the Dunedin College of Education Association of Students;
(f) One member appointed by the Dunedin College of Education Council after consultation with the
New Zealand Employers' Federation Incorporated;
(g) One member appointed by the Dunedin College of Education Council after consultation with the
New Zealand Council of Trade Unions;
(h) One member appointed by the Otago and Southland Maori Community;
(i) One member appointed by the Dunedin College of Education Council after consultation with the employers of teacher graduates, as listed in the First Schedule to this notice;
(j) One member appointed by the Dunedin College of Education Council after consultation with the unions representing teacher graduates, as listed in the Second Schedule to this notice;
(k) Up to five members co-opted by the Dunedin College of Education Council if and when it thinks fit, taking into account the specific needs of the Dunedin College of Education, its unique character and the gender, ethnic and socio-economic composition of the Otago Southland community.
4. Subject to section 173 of the Education Act 1989, the maximum term for any member, other than the chief executive officer, shall be four years. A member of Council, other than the Chief Executive Officer, may serve for a maximum of three consecutive four-year terms.
5. The powers of the Dunedin College of Education Council shall not be affected by vacancy in the membership thereof.
6. The Dunedin College of Education Notice 1990 appearing in the New Zealand Gazette (1 November 1990, No. 191, page 4183) is hereby revoked.
First Schedule
The employers of teacher graduates as referred to in clause 3 (i) of this notice are as follows:
School Trustees Association (National Office).
Kindergarten Associations (National Office).
New Zealand Child Care Association of Employers (National Office).
Second Schedule
The Unions Representing Teacher Graduates as referred to in clause 3 (j) of this notice are as follows:
New Zealand Post Primary Teachers Association (National Office).
The New Zealand Educational Institute (National Office).
Dated at Wellington this 16th day of July 2000.
STEVE MAHAREY, Associate Minister of Education (Tertiary Education) for the Minister of Education.