Boards of Trustees Responsibilities Under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992, and the Health and Safety Code of Practice for State Primary, Composite and Secondary Schools Pursuant to section 70 of the Education Act 1989, and to a delegation from the Secretary of Education, I, Paul Dickson Burke, Group Manager Property, Ministry of Education, hereby give the following notice: N o t i c e The Health and Safety Code of Practice for State Primary, Composite and Secondary Schools issued by the Ministry of Education in 1993, has now been updated and re-issued, pursuant to section 70 of the Education Act 1989. The Code has been revised to take into account the promulgation of the Health and Safety in Employment Regulations 1995, and to update references to the legislation and other related Codes of Practice and policies concerning health and safety, as it applies to school buildings and facilities. Copies of the Code will be issued to Boards of Trustees of all State (non-integrated) Schools. The indemnity for monetary penalties under the Health and Safety in Employment Act 1992 is still available providing Boards of Trustees observe the conditions as set out under the indemnity clause in the revised Code, which are similar to the conditions as set out under the original Code (Part 6 of the revised Code refers). Dated at Wellington this 12th day of November 1998. P. D. BURKE, Group Manager Property, Ministry of Education.