New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

19 Consultation on spending levy money

• (1) SNZI must consult growers who pay the levy on how it proposed to spend the levy money.

  (2) SNZI must use the following avenues to consult growers who are members of SNZI:

  • (a) its annual general meeting; or

  • (b) a special general meeting called for that purpose.

  (3) For the purposes of subclause (2), SNZI must—

  • (a) distribute to growers the account records for the levy in the previous levy year and its spending proposals for the next levy year:

  • (b) allow growers at the meeting to speak on all matters relating to spending the levy money.