NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 54 — 16 JUNE 2016

representatives for the board of trustees for Taikura Rudolf Steiner School (231).
The elections must be held by 22 July 2016.
This notice takes effect on the day of publication in the New Zealand Gazette.
Dated at Wellington this 14th day of June 2016.

JIM GREENING, Group Manager, Schools and Student Support, Sector Enablement and Support, Ministry of Education.

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The Tertiary Education (2017 Annual Maximum Fee Movement) Notice 2016

Under sections 159L(3)(d) and 159M(b) of the Education Act 1989, the Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment gives notice of the proposed conditions setting limits on the annual increases that tertiary education organisations may make to fees charged to domestic students in 2017.

Notice

1. Title—This notice may be cited as the Tertiary Education (2017 Annual Maximum Fee Movement) Notice 2016.

2. Commencement—The proposed conditions outlined in this notice apply for the 2017 academic year only.

3. Proposal—I propose to specify conditions under section 159L(3)(d) that the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) must attach to funding provided under the relevant funding mechanisms, in particular to specify:

   (a) the annual limits by which Tertiary Education Organisations (TEOs) can increase fees charged to domestic students enrolled in courses that are leading to short awards, certificate, diploma, degree, and postgraduate qualifications that receive Student Achievement Component (SAC) funding for provision at Level 3 or above on the New Zealand Qualifications Framework (NZQF) in 2017 (including provision at Information and Communications Technology (ICT) Graduate Schools and provision funded through the SAC Levels 3 and 4 competitive allocation pilot); and

   (b) the other conditions in relation to fees that the TEC must attach to SAC funding for provision at Level 3 or above (including provision at ICT Graduate Schools and provision funded through the SAC Levels 3 and 4 competitive allocation pilot).

4. Application—The conditions set out in this notice refer to:

   (a) Fees, including the following items: tuition fees, compulsory course costs, examination fees, other charges associated with a programme of study, material charges, cost of field trips and any compulsory purchase of equipment or books through the organisation.

   (b) TEOs as organisations, as defined in section 159B, include tertiary education institutions (TEIs), private training establishments (PTEs) and rural education activities programme providers (REAPs).

5. Call for submissions—Any TEO and any other person, body or organisation having an interest in the matter is invited to make a submission on the proposed Annual Maximum Fee Movement (AMFM) and other proposed conditions set out in this notice.

All submissions should be sent to:

Annual Maximum Fee Movement Submissions
Tertiary Education Policy
Ministry of Education
PO Box 1666
Wellington 6140
Email: tertiary.strategy@education.govt.nz

6. Date for submissions—All submissions must be received by 7 July 2016.

Dated at Wellington this 16th day of June 2016.

HON STEVEN JOYCE, Minister for Tertiary Education, Skills and Employment.

Proposed conditions to be attached to Student Achievement Component funding (SAC) allocated and paid for by the Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) to Tertiary Education Organisations (TEOs)

General

1. These conditions apply to fees charged for SAC funding for provision at Levels 3 and above in all TEOs (including ICT Graduate Schools and the provision funded through the SAC Levels 3 and 4 competitive allocation pilot). It does not include fees for SAC-funded courses that are at Level 1 and 2 on the NZQF as set out in the

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