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Crown Entities Act 2004

Preliminary provisions

6: Application of this Act to tertiary education institutions

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"How this law applies to colleges and universities in New Zealand"

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This Act applies to tertiary education institutions in certain ways. You need to look at Part 1 of Schedule 4 to see what rules apply to all tertiary education institutions. Some extra rules in Part 2 of Schedule 4 also apply to Te Pūkenga—New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology.

When these extra rules are applied to Te Pūkenga—New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology, it is treated as a statutory entity. Generally, this Act does not apply to tertiary education institutions, except for the rules mentioned earlier.

You can find more information about the rules that apply to tertiary education institutions by looking at the relevant parts of the Act.

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Part 1Preliminary provisions

6Application of this Act to tertiary education institutions

  1. The provisions set out in Part 1 of Schedule 4 apply to all tertiary education institutions and their Crown entity subsidiaries.

  2. The provisions set out in Part 2 of Schedule 4 apply to Te Pūkenga—New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology and its council in addition to the provisions referred to in subsection (1).

  3. For the purpose of applying the provisions referred to in subsection (1A), Te Pūkenga—New Zealand Institute of Skills and Technology must be treated as a statutory entity.

  4. Otherwise this Act does not apply to tertiary education institutions and their Crown entity subsidiaries.

Notes
  • Section 6(1): amended, on , by section 668 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38).
  • Section 6(1): amended, on , by section 78(1) of the Education (Vocational Education and Training Reform) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 1).
  • Section 6(1A): inserted, on , by section 78(1) of the Education (Vocational Education and Training Reform) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 1).
  • Section 6(1A): amended, on , by clause 4(2) of the Education (Name Change for NZIST) Order 2020 (LI 2020/260).
  • Section 6(1A): amended, on , by section 668 of the Education and Training Act 2020 (2020 No 38).
  • Section 6(1B): inserted, on , by section 78(1) of the Education (Vocational Education and Training Reform) Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 1).
  • Section 6(1B): amended, on , by clause 4(2) of the Education (Name Change for NZIST) Order 2020 (LI 2020/260).