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Human Assisted Reproductive Technology Act 2004

Prohibited and regulated activities - Advisory committee - Establishment, appointments, and functions

34: Appointment of members

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"The Minister picks people for a special group to give advice, choosing those with the right skills and views."

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The Minister can choose people to be on the advisory committee and they have to ask others for advice first. You might be chosen if you have the right skills and can represent different viewpoints. The Minister decides what the terms and conditions of the job are, including how much you get paid. The advisory committee must have people with different areas of expertise, such as assisted reproductive procedures, human reproductive research, and ethics. They must also have at least one Māori member and one member who can represent consumers. At least half of the members must be laypersons, which means they are not health practitioners, not involved in health research, and not employed by or associated with a health provider, as defined in the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003.

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Part 2Prohibited and regulated activities
Advisory committee: Establishment, appointments, and functions

34Appointment of members

  1. The Minister may appoint any person to be a member or chairperson of the advisory committee and must, before doing so, consult any persons who, in the Minister's opinion, are able to provide advice on prospective appointees who have the required expertise and the ability to reflect relevant perspectives and concerns, including, without limitation, the perspectives and concerns of women.

  2. The Minister may, by written notice, terminate the appointment of a member or chairperson of the advisory committee.

  3. Each member of the advisory committee is appointed on any terms and conditions (including terms and conditions as to remuneration and travelling allowances and expenses) that the Minister determines by written notice to the member.

  4. The advisory committee must include—

  5. 1 or more members with expertise in assisted reproductive procedures; and
    1. 1 or more members with expertise in human reproductive research; and
      1. 1 or more members with expertise in ethics; and
        1. 1 or more Māori members with expertise in Māori customary values and practice and the ability to articulate issues from a Māori perspective; and
          1. 1 or more members with the ability to articulate issues from a consumer perspective; and
            1. 1 or more members with expertise in relevant areas of the law; and
              1. 1 or more members with the ability to articulate the interests of children.

                1. Any person appointed by virtue of subsection (4)(g) must at the time of his or her appointment hold the office of Children’s Commissioner or be a representative or employee of the person who holds that office.

                2. At least half the members of the advisory committee must be laypersons.

                3. For the purposes of subsection (6), a layperson is a person who, at no time during the person's membership of the advisory committee or in the 3 years before becoming a member of the committee,—

                4. is a health practitioner within the meaning of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003; or
                  1. is involved in health research; or
                    1. is employed by or associated with, or has a pecuniary interest in, a provider.

                      Notes
                      • Section 34(5): amended, on , by section 25 of the Oversight of Oranga Tamariki System Legislation Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 34).