t hat the managers must be fit and proper persons. (
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administrative burden, but only on the initial application for registration
or when the management shifts in its entirety to another entity
t
hat a safe and supportive environment must be provided for stu
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that the school must have sound governance and management structures
・
and practices.
that if new premises and new campuses are acquired they should be notified
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and processed.
t
hat fair processes must be adopted when suspending and expelling students.
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that if a school is failing to meet is statutory obligations it can be required
・
to modify its practices so that it complies.
t
he vast majority of schools meet these new requirements now. Fresh compliance
5.9
costs will be minimal. Moreover, if ero
reviews are held less frequently than
once every three years the burden of preparing for reviews will be
proportionately reduced.
Finally, we have tried to ensure that the government agencies which have
5.10
involvement with private schools (mainly the Ministry of e
ducation and the
e
ducation
r eview
o ffice) have sufficient powers to do their job effectively,
but that they too do not have to incur compliance costs which are out of
proportion to the benefits gained.
t
here will be new criteria to take into account
in assessing registration applications and undertaking periodic reviews, but they
will not require significant resource.
t
he list of schools which the Ministry will
be required to publish will contain information currently held by it.
t
he expanded range of actions which can be taken against non-complying
schools will not often be needed, and when they are should lead to swifter and
more efficient resolution of the problem than is possible at the
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