New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

16 NZPGA must consult on how levy money is spent

• (1) NZPGA must, at least once every 12 months, consult growers as to how the levy money is to be spent.

  (2) NZPGA must use the following process to consult growers:

  • (a) it must notify growers, by way of a newsletter and The Orchardist or any other similar publication that is likely to be read by growers, that they are invited to attend a general meeting of NZPGA held to approve how the levy money is spent:

  • (b) it must circulate to all growers before the meeting a draft budget and a draft plan of how the levy money is proposed to be spent.

  (3) The draft budget and the draft plan must be approved at the general meeting by the growers who are members of NZPGA.

  (4) Growers who are not members of NZPGA may attend the general meeting, but only have speaking rights on how the levy money is proposed to be spent.