New Zealand Legislation: Acts

12 Nomination advisory panel

• (1) The nomination advisory panel consists of the following 5 members:

  • (a) the Minister, who will chair the panel; and

  • (b) the independent chairperson of the Board; and

  • (c) the 3 chairpersons of the racing codes.

  (2) The nomination advisory panel must recommend to the Minister the appointment of 3 persons to the governing body under section 11(1)(e).

  (3) The nomination advisory panel must not recommend the appointment of any person unless—

  • (a) the Minister has identified the desired skills and qualifications of nominees and sought the nominations of persons for appointment to the Board:

  • (b) the recognised industry organisations have been given a reasonable period, of not less than 4 weeks, during which to make nominations:

  • (c) the Minister has distributed a list to the recognised industry organisations of all those persons who have agreed to be nominated to serve on the Board:

  • (d) the racing codes have consulted their affiliated recognised industry organisations on the list of those persons nominated to serve, and the codes have given those organisations a reasonable opportunity, of not less than 7 days, to comment:

  • (e) the nomination advisory panel has met to consider the nominations, taking into account the outcome of the consultation with the recognised industry organisations and the desired skills and qualifications of nominees.

  (4) For the purposes of subsection (3)(a) and (e), the desired skills and qualifications of nominees include a person's—

  • (a) knowledge of, or experience in, the racing industry; and

  • (b) expertise in business, marketing, or economics.

  (5) A meeting of the nomination advisory panel may be held by means of audio, audio and visual, or electronic communication by which all panel members can simultaneously communicate with each other throughout the meeting.

  (5A) If a panel member is unable to participate in a meeting of the panel, the panel member may designate a suitably qualified person to act as a substitute member, who is entitled, in the absence of the panel member,—

  • (a) to participate in the meeting in the panel member's place; and

  • (b) to be treated as a member of the nomination advisory panel for the purposes of the meeting.

  (6) A person must not be appointed to serve on the Board under section 11(1)(e) without first being considered by the nomination advisory panel.

  Section 12(5A): inserted, on 20 September 2007, by section 4 of the Racing Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 74).