Pursuant to section 78M of the Education Act 1989, I hereby direct the Secretary for Education to appoint a limited statutory manager to Aorere College to address staffing and financial issues.
The limited statutory manager shall have vested in him/her the following powers, functions and duties of the Board:
(a) The power of section 65 of the Education Act 1989 to appoint, suspend or dismiss staff;
(b) the function and duty of section 87 to publish the annual report for 2001, including the boards annual financial statements;
(c) the power to borrow in terms of section 67, 67A and section 67B, the power to invest in terms of section 73; and
(d) the general power to authorise and approve the expenditure of board funds and future expenditure.
The limited statutory manager must advise the board on:
(e) any matters arising from the above powers, functions and duties; and
(f) all matters pertinent to their resolution.
The following conditions apply to the exercising of the powers of the board and the limited statutory manager:
(g) The powers of the limited statutory manager to appoint, suspend and dismiss staff shall be exercised in consultation with the board; and
(h) the limited statutory manager shall work with the executive officer and the principal in taking the necessary decisions to place the finances at the college on a sound footing.
This notice takes effect the day after the date of publication of this notice.
Dated at Wellington this 26th day of November 2001.
TREVOR MALLARD, Minister of Education.