Conservation Act 1987

Sports Fish and Game Councils - Fish and Game Councils

26ZA: Term of office of members of Fish and Game Councils

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"How long you can be on a Fish and Game Council and what can make you leave"

You are a member of a Fish and Game Council for three years and can be re-elected. The Minister can remove you from office if you go bankrupt, cannot do your job, neglect your duties, or do something wrong. This includes being convicted of an offence involving sports fish or game or protected wildlife under the Conservation Act or the Wildlife Act 1953.

You can resign from the Council at any time by writing to the Minister. If you die, resign, or are removed from office, the Council might hold an election to replace you. The Council can also appoint someone to fill the vacancy after giving public notice.

If the Minister discharges the whole Council, elections will be held to replace the members. The Minister will work with the New Zealand Fish and Game Council to manage sports fish and game in the region until a new Council is elected. You will stay in office until your replacement is elected, even if your term has expired.

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26ZATerm of office of members of Fish and Game Councils

  1. Subject to subsections (2) to (5), every member of a Fish and Game Council shall hold office for a term of 3 years and may be re-elected.

  2. Any member of a Fish and Game Council may at any time be removed from office by the Minister for bankruptcy, inability to perform the functions of the office, neglect of duty, or misconduct, or a conviction for an offence involving sports fish or game or protected wildlife (being an offence under this Act or any other Act).

  3. A Fish and Game Council may at any time be discharged and any member of a Fish and Game Council may at any time be removed, by the Minister for failure to carry out any of its or his or her functions under this Act or the Wildlife Act 1953.

  4. Any member of any Fish and Game Council may at any time resign his or her office by writing addressed to the Minister.

  5. If any member of any Fish and Game Council dies, resigns, or is removed from office earlier than 6 months before his or her term of office is due to expire, the following provisions shall apply:

  6. if a majority of the eligible voters request that an election be held to fill the vacancy, an election shall be held accordingly:
    1. in any other case, the Council may appoint a person to fill the vacancy after giving public notice of its intention to do so.
      1. Where the Minister discharges a Fish and Game Council under subsection (3),—

      2. elections shall be held to fill the vacancies thereby created; and
        1. the Minister shall, in consultation with the New Zealand Fish and Game Council, make such arrangements as are necessary for the management of sports fish and game in the region pending the election of a new Council.
          1. Unless a member sooner dies, resigns, or is removed from office, every member of any Fish and Game Council shall continue in office until that member's successor comes into office, notwithstanding that the term for which that member was appointed may have expired.

          Notes
          • Section 26ZA: inserted, on , by section 17 of the Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
          • Section 26ZA(2): amended, on , by section 70(1) of the Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96).
          • Section 26ZA(2): amended, on , by section 21 of the Conservation Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 1).