Patents Bill

275 Appointment and membership of Māori advisory committee

• (1) The Commissioner must appoint a committee called the Māori advisory committee.

  (2) The Commissioner may, at any time,—

  • (a) appoint a person to the committee:

  • (b) remove a member from the committee and, if the Commissioner thinks fit, appoint another member in that member’s place.

  (3) A person must not be appointed as a member of the committee unless, in the opinion of the Commissioner, the person is qualified for appointment, having regard to that person’s knowledge of mātauranga Māori (Māori traditional knowledge) and tikanga Māori (Māori protocol and culture).

  (4) A member of the committee may resign office by notice in writing to the Commissioner.