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Conservation Act 1987

New Zealand Conservation Authority and Conservation Boards - Conservation Boards

6S: Chairpersons of Boards

You could also call this:

"Who leads the Conservation Board meetings"

The Minister chooses one member of a Conservation Board to be the chairperson for one year. You know the Minister is a person who makes important decisions for the government. After that, the members of the Board choose one of themselves to be the chairperson for as long as they want. The chairperson is in charge of the Board meetings when they are there. If the chairperson is not at a meeting, the other members choose one of themselves to be in charge of that meeting.

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Conservation Boards

6SChairpersons of Boards

  1. The Minister shall, by the notice appointing the members of a Board, appoint one of its members to be the chairperson of the Board for a term of 1 year, and thereafter the members shall from time to time elect one of their number to be the chairperson for such period as they think fit.

  2. The chairperson shall preside at all meetings of the Board at which he or she is present.

  3. If the chairperson is absent from any meeting, the members present shall appoint one of their number to be the chairperson of that meeting.

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Notes
  • Section 6S: inserted, on , by section 5 of the Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).