An amendment to this notice was published on 10 October 2022, Notice No. 2022-go4253.

Notice Title

Notice of Direction to Appoint a Limited Statutory Manager for the Wellsford School (1126) Board

Under section 180 of the Education and Training Act 2020, with delegated authority from the Minister of Education, I hereby direct the appointment of a limited statutory manager for the Wellsford School (1126) Board (“Board”).

  1. The following functions, powers and duties of the Board are to be vested in the limited statutory manager:
    1. All functions, powers, and duties of the Board as an employer (whether statutory or otherwise);
    2. all function, powers, and duties of the Board in curriculum management including teaching and assessment practice whether statutory or otherwise);
    3. all functions, powers, and duties of the Board to manage financial operations (whether statutory or otherwise); and
    4. all functions, powers, and duties of the Board to manage communications (whether statutory or otherwise).
  2. The Board will retain its primary duty of care as the Person Conducting a Business or Undertaking (PCBU) under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015 over and above all functions, powers, and duties of this limited statutory manager.

This notice takes effect on the date of its publication.

Dated at Wellington this 23rd day of September 2021.

HELEN HURST, Tumu Te Hāpai Ō Rāngai | Te Hāpai Ō Rāngai, Deputy Secretary, Sector Enablement and Support, Ministry of Education.