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Public Service Act 2020

People working in public service - Public Service Commission leaders and advisory committees - Advisory committees

50: Advisory committees

You could also call this:

"The Commissioner can form a group to help with their work, choosing people who understand the community's interests."

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The Commissioner can choose people to be on a group called an advisory committee to help them do their job. You might wonder what this group does - they can help the Commissioner by asking questions, doing research, or writing reports. The Commissioner can ask this group to do these things to help them work efficiently.

When the Commissioner is choosing people for this group, they must think about what the community is interested in. This is so the group has people who understand what the community cares about. The Commissioner wants to make sure the group has the right people to help with the issues they are working on.

The Commissioner also gets to decide how much money the people on this group will get for their work. You can find more information about this in Clause 13 of Schedule 3. This clause explains how the Commissioner sets the payment for the people on the advisory committee.

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Part 3People working in public service
Public Service Commission leaders and advisory committees: Advisory committees

50Advisory committees

  1. The Commissioner may appoint 1 or more advisory committees to assist with carrying out any of the Commissioner’s functions.

  2. The Commissioner may authorise an advisory committee to make inquiries, conduct research, or make reports to assist with the efficient carrying out of the Commissioner’s functions.

  3. When deciding on the membership of an advisory committee, the Commissioner must have due regard to the nature of the community interest in the particular matter or matters to be addressed by that advisory committee.

  4. Clause 13 of Schedule 3 relates to the remuneration of advisory committee members, which is to be set by the Commissioner.

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