New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000

29 Membership of boards

  • (1) The board of each DHB consists of—

    • (a) 7 members elected in accordance with Schedule 2; and

    • (b) up to 4 members appointed by the Minister under section 28(1)(a) of the Crown Entities Act 2004.

    (2) If, at an election of members of a board of a DHB, fewer than 7 members are elected or no members are elected, the Minister may, in accordance with the procedure in section 28 of the Crown Entities Act 2004, appoint persons who were eligible to stand in that election to fill the vacant elected member positions, and the persons so appointed hold office in all respects as if they had been elected under this Act.

    (3) Where a vacancy occurs in an elective position on a board, the Minister may, in accordance with the procedure in section 28 of the Crown Entities Act 2004, appoint a person for the remainder of the term of office of the person who vacated office, and the provisions of this Act applying to elected members apply to the person so appointed.

    (4) In making appointments to a board, the Minister must endeavour to ensure that—

    • (a) Maori membership of the board is proportional to the number of Maori in the DHB's resident population (as estimated by Statistics New Zealand); and

    • (b) in any event, there are at least 2 Maori members of the board.

    (5) Subsection (4) does not limit section 29 of the Crown Entities Act 2004.

    (6) Section 31(1)(c) of the Crown Entities Act 2004 applies as if the reference in that section to “interests” were replaced by a reference to “conflicts of interest” (as defined in section 6 of this Act).

    Section 29(1)(b): amended, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).

    Section 29(2): amended, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).

    Section 29(3): amended, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).

    Section 29(5): substituted, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).

    Section 29(6): substituted, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).