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Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017

Fire and Emergency New Zealand - Local advisory committees, local planning by FENZ, and delegations by board - Local advisory committees

18: Obligation of board to local advisory committees

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"The board must help and support local advisory committees."

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You have a role in the Fire and Emergency New Zealand Act 2017. The board must help local advisory committees work well by giving them support and resources. The board must also listen to advice from these committees. The board must appoint a person from FENZ to each committee. This person advises the committee and helps them give good advice to FENZ and the board. This helps the committee work well with FENZ and the board. The board has to make sure the committees have what they need to work efficiently. This includes giving them information and facilities to do their job. The board must consider what the committees say and work with them.

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Local advisory committees, local planning by FENZ, and delegations by board: Local advisory committees

18Obligation of board to local advisory committees

  1. The board must—

  2. support local advisory committees to enable the committees to be efficient and effective, including by providing administrative support, resources, facilities, and relevant information to the committees; and
    1. have regard to advice from local advisory committees; and
      1. appoint a person representing FENZ to each local advisory committee for the purposes of—
        1. advising the local advisory committee; and
          1. enabling the local advisory committee to provide informed advice to FENZ and the board.