NZQA registered unit standard
19900 version 3
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Title
Demonstrate knowledge of the development of New Zealand central
government
Level
3
Credits
4
Purpose
People credited with this unit standard are able to describe key
historical developments and events that have: shaped New
Zealand’s central government system; and led to today’s New
Zealand Public Service.
Classification
Public Sector Services > Public Sector Core Skills
Available grade
Achieved
Explanatory notes
1
This unit standard is intended for people who are, or who intend to be, employed in
the public sector.
2
Definitions
MMP refers to Mixed Member Proportional representation electoral system.
Public sector refers to the State sector (central Government), including the Public
Service, crown entities, non-uniformed staff of the services and forces, offices of
Parliament; and all local authorities (local Government), including local authority
trading enterprises (LATEs).
Public Service refers to the departments of State which carry out core government
business and which are listed in the First Schedule to the State Sector Act 1988.
State sector refers to all organisations that are included in the ‘Crown reporting entity’
and are referred to in section 27(3) of the Public Finance Act 1989, namely: Public
Service departments; other organisations defined as departments for the purposes of
the Public Finance Act 1989; Offices of Parliament (eg the Parliamentary
Commissioner for the Environment); State owned enterprises; Crown entities; and
the Reserve Bank of New Zealand.
3
Legislation relevant to this unit standard includes: New Zealand Constitution Act
1852, Official Information Act 1982; Constitution Act 1986; State Sector Act 1988;
Public Finance Act 1989; New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990; Privacy Act 1993;
Human Rights Act 1993; Electoral Act 1993.
4
Other relevant resources include: The Treaty of Waitangi 1840, and the Standards of
Integrity and Conduct (available from www.ssc.govt.nz).
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
19900 version 3
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Outcomes and evidence requirements
Outcome 1
Describe key historical developments and events that have shaped New Zealand’s central
government system.
Evidence requirements
1.1
The description identifies past historical developments and events that have
shaped New Zealand central government system, and explains the significance
of each.
Range
1.2
examples may include but are not limited to – Treaty of Waitangi
1840,New Zealand Constitution Act 1852, Legislative Council,
provincial councils, movement of capital from Auckland to
Wellington 1865, separate Māori seats 1867, secret franchise
1870, Kate Sheppard and women’s franchise 1893, Dominion
status 1907, removal of upper house (unicameral), full franchise,
Statute of Westminster 1947;
evidence of three examples is required.
The description identifies recent developments that have brought changes to
New Zealand central government system, and explains the significance of each.
Range
examples include but are not limited to – Treaty of Waitangi Act
1975, Official Information Act 1982, Constitution Act 1986, State
Sector Act 1988, Public Finance Act 1989, New Zealand Bill of
Rights Act 1990, Privacy Act 1993, Human Rights Act 1993,
Electoral Act 1993 (MMP);
evidence of three examples is required.
Outcome 2
Describe key historical developments and events that have led to today’s New Zealand
Public Service.
Evidence requirements
2.1
The description identifies historical events that established the New Zealand
Public Service, and explains the significance of each.
Range
2.2
pre-1912 establishment, great depression and the New Zealand
welfare state, 1962 Royal Commission on State Services.
The description identifies recent developments that have brought changes to
the New Zealand Public Service and explains the significance of each.
Range
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 100401
Official Information Act 1982, State Sector Act 1988, Public
Finance Act 1989, New Zealand Bill of Rights Act 1990, Electoral
Act 1993 (MMP), The Standards of Integrity and Conduct;
evidence of three examples is required.
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016
NZQA registered unit standard
19900 version 3
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Replacement information
This unit standard, unit standard 19895, unit standard
19896, and unit standard 19903 replaced unit standard
14947, unit standard 14948, and unit standard 14952.
Planned review date
31 December 2013
Status information and last date for assessment for superseded versions
Process
Version Date
Last Date for Assessment
Registration
1
27 May 2003
31 December 2012
Rollover and
Revision
2
20 November 2009
31 December 2012
Review
3
20 May 2011
Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMR) reference
0121
This CMR can be accessed at http://www.nzqa.govt.nz/framework/search/index.do.
Please note
Providers must be granted consent to assess against standards (accredited) by NZQA,
before they can report credits from assessment against unit standards or deliver courses
of study leading to that assessment.
Industry Training Organisations must be granted consent to assess against standards by
NZQA before they can register credits from assessment against unit standards.
Providers and Industry Training Organisations, which have been granted consent and
which are assessing against unit standards must engage with the moderation system that
applies to those standards.
Requirements for consent to assess and an outline of the moderation system that applies
to this standard are outlined in the Consent and Moderation Requirements (CMRs). The
CMR also includes useful information about special requirements for organisations wishing
to develop education and training programmes, such as minimum qualifications for tutors
and assessors, and special resource requirements.
Comments on this unit standard
Please contact The Skills Organisation info@skills.org.nz if you wish to suggest changes
to the content of this unit standard.
The Skills Organisation
SSB Code 100401
 New Zealand Qualifications Authority 2016