Under section 78M of the Education Act 1989, with delegated authority from the Minister of Education, I hereby direct the appointment of a limited statutory manager for the Al-Madinah School (544) Board of Trustees.

The following functions, powers and duties of the board are to be vested in a limited statutory manager:

• All functions, powers and duties of the board to manage financial operations (whether statutory or otherwise);
• all functions, powers and duties of the board as an employer (whether statutory or otherwise); and
• all functions, powers and duties of the board to manage health and safety responsibilities (whether statutory or otherwise) relating to the management of complaints about safety and wellbeing of students and staff.

The board will retain its primary duty of care as PCBU under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 above and beyond all functions, powers and duties of this limited statutory manager.

A limited statutory manager must also advise the board on board systems and processes including complaints management, communications with the school and its community and reviewing the composition of the board.

This notice takes effect on the date of publication.

Dated at Wellington this 24th day of May 2016.

KATRINA CASEY, Deputy Secretary, Sector Enablement and Support, Ministry of Education.