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 Combined Board of Westbridge Residential School (4157) and Halswell Residential College (522) (“Board”), by vesting the following functions, powers and duties of the Board in the limited statutory manager:

1. all functions, powers and duties of the Board to establish policies and procedures (whether statutory or otherwise);
2. all functions, powers and duties of the Board as an employer (whether statutory or otherwise);
3. all functions, powers and duties of the Board in curriculum management, including teaching and assessment practice, with a specific focus on education and therapeutic outcomes for students (whether statutory or otherwise); and
4. all functions, powers and duties of the Board to consolidate all new and improved systems into Board practice (whether statutory or otherwise).

The limited statutory manager may also advise the Board on the following:

1. board communications (whether statutory or otherwise);
2. financial operations (whether statutory or otherwise); and
3. in the development and implementation of the current Action Plan (whether statutory or otherwise).

The Board will retain its primary duty of care as a person conducting a business or undertaking, under the Health and Safety at Work Act 2015, above and beyond all functions, powers and duties of this limited statutory manager.

This notice takes effect on the date of publication.

Dated at Auckland this 14th day of March 2025.

ISABEL EVANS, Hautū | Deputy Secretary, Te Mahau | Te Tai Raro, Te Tāhuhu o te Mātauranga | Ministry of Education.