New Zealand Legislation: Acts

12 Information about committees to be made public

• (1) As soon as practicable—

  • (a) after giving a notice establishing any committee under section 11, the Minister must present to the House of Representatives a copy of the notice that includes or has attached to it the following information:

    • (i) the name of the committee; and

    • (ii) the number of members of the committee:

  • (b) after giving a notice appointing any person to be a member or chairperson of a committee established under section 11, the Minister must present to the House of Representatives a copy of the notice that includes or has attached to it the following information:

    • (i) the name of the chairperson of the committee; and

    • (ii) the names of the members of that committee.

  (2) As soon as practicable after giving a notice terminating any committee established under section 11, the Minister must present to the House of Representatives a copy of the notice that includes or has attached to it the following information:

  • (a) the name of the committee terminated; and

  • (b) the reason or reasons for the termination of the committee.

  (3) As soon as practicable after giving a notice under section 11(2) determining a function of a committee established under section 11, the Minister must present to the House of Representatives a copy of the notice that includes or has attached to it the following information:

  • (a) the functions of the committee; and

  • (b) any other terms of reference or directions (other than directions as to procedure).

  (4) As soon as practicable after giving, under section 11(3)(b), a written direction as to the procedure of a committee established under section 11, the Minister must present to the House of Representatives a copy of the direction.

  (5) In every annual report of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry must—

  • (a) give the following information in respect of every committee established under section 11:

    • (i) the name of the committee:

    • (ii) the name of the chairperson of the committee:

    • (iii) the name of every member of the committee; and

  • (b) indicate whether there is a committee established under section 11 that has not reported to the Minister in the year to which the report relates.