Pae Ora (Healthy Futures) Act 2022

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88: Information about ministerial committees to be made public

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"The Government must share information about ministerial committees with the public."

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When a ministerial committee is set up, you will know about it. The Minister must tell the House of Representatives the committee's name and how many members it has. The Minister must also tell the House of Representatives who is on the committee and who is in charge. You can find out about any changes to the committee, like if it is terminated, and the Minister must give a reason for this. When the Minister decides what a committee will do, they must tell the House of Representatives about it. The Minister must also tell the House of Representatives if they give a committee any directions on how to work. Every year, the Ministry of Health must report on what each committee has done. This report must include the name of the committee, its chairperson, and its members. It must also say if any committee did not report back to the Minister that year. The Minister must give the House of Representatives a copy of any notices about committees, like when one is set up or terminated, as soon as possible. You can find more information about how committees are set up in section 87(2) and section 87(3)(b). The Ministry of Health must give you information about ministerial committees in their annual report.

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87: Ministerial committees, or

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Committees: Ministerial committees

88Information about ministerial committees to be made public

As soon as practicable—
after giving a notice establishing a ministerial committee, the Minister must present to the House of Representatives a copy of the notice together with the following information:
1. the name of the committee; and
2. the number of members of the committee:
after giving a notice appointing any person to be a member or chairperson of a ministerial committee, the Minister must present to the House of Representatives a copy of the notice together with the following information:
1. the name of the chairperson of the committee; and
2. the names of the members of that committee.

As soon as practicable after giving a notice terminating any ministerial committee, the Minister must present to the House of Representatives a copy of the notice together with the following information:
the name of the committee terminated; and
the reasons for the termination of the committee.

As soon as practicable after giving a notice under section 87(2) determining a function of a ministerial committee, the Minister must present to the House of Representatives a copy of the notice together with the following information:
the functions of the committee; and
any other terms of reference or directions (other than directions as to procedure).

As soon as practicable after giving, under section 87(3)(b), a written direction as to the procedure of a ministerial committee, the Minister must present to the House of Representatives a copy of the direction.
In every annual report of the Ministry of Health, the Ministry must—
give the following information in respect of every ministerial committee:
1. the name of the committee:
2. the name of the chairperson of the committee:
3. the name of every member of the committee; and
indicate whether any ministerial committee has not reported to the Minister in the year to which the report relates.