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Trade Marks Act 2002

Administrative provisions and miscellaneous - Advisory committee

179: Membership of advisory committee

You could also call this:

"The Commissioner picks who's on the committee and can change it anytime"

The Commissioner can choose who is on the advisory committee. They can add new members or remove existing members at any time. If they remove a member, they can put someone else in their place.

To be on the advisory committee, a person needs to know about te ao Māori (which means the Māori worldview) and tikanga Māori (which means Māori protocol and culture). The Commissioner decides if someone knows enough about these things to join the committee.

If someone on the advisory committee wants to leave, they can do so by writing a letter to the Commissioner telling them they want to quit.

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Part 5Administrative provisions and miscellaneous
Advisory committee

179Membership of advisory committee

  1. The Commissioner may, at any time, appoint or discharge a member of the advisory committee and, if the Commissioner thinks fit, appoint another member in a discharged member's place.

  2. A person must not be appointed as a member of the advisory committee unless, in the opinion of the Commissioner, the person is qualified for appointment, having regard to that person's knowledge of te ao Māori (Māori worldview) and tikanga Māori (Māori protocol and culture).

  3. A member of the advisory committee may resign office by notice in writing to the Commissioner.