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Waste Minimisation Act 2008

Waste Advisory Board

93: How members appointed

You could also call this:

"How the Minister chooses people for the Waste Advisory Board"

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When the Minister is choosing people to be on the Waste Advisory Board, they must follow some rules. The Minister asks for suggestions for who should be on the Board by putting a notice in the Gazette, in newspapers, and on a website. They give people one month to suggest names.

The Minister can choose someone to be on the Board even if nobody suggested that person. Before making a choice, the Minister talks to the Minister of Māori Affairs. The Minister thinks about what skills and knowledge the Board needs, including knowing about this Act, waste minimisation projects, and local government.

The Minister also considers what the Board will be dealing with and what the community and industry need. They think about tikanga Māori, which is a way of doing things that is important to Māori. After choosing someone for the Board, the Minister tells everyone by putting a notice in the Gazette.

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Part 7Waste Advisory Board

93How members appointed

  1. The Minister must comply with this section in appointing or reappointing members.

  2. The Minister must request nominations for members of the Board, and allow 1 month to receive nominations, by giving public notice—

  3. in the Gazette; and
    1. in daily newspapers circulating in Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin; and
      1. on a website maintained by, or on behalf of, the Ministry for the Environment.

        1. However, the Minister may appoint a person as a member of the Board whether or not he or she receives a nomination for the person under subsection (2).

        2. The Minister must consult the Minister of Māori Affairs before appointing any member to the Board.

        3. In appointing members, the Minister must consider the need for the Board to have available to it, from its members, knowledge, skill, and experience relating to—

        4. this Act; and
          1. matters that are likely to come before the Board; and
            1. community projects for waste minimisation; and
              1. industry, including the commercial waste industry; and
                1. local government; and
                  1. tikanga Māori.

                    1. The Minister must notify an appointment in the Gazette as soon as practicable after appointing the member to the Board.