New Zealand Acts

ARMS ACT 1983 - SECT 90

90 Provisions relating to appointment of members of advisory group

1 The membership of the advisory group must comprise a balance of people from both the firearm-owning and the non-firearm-owning community, including people who are concerned about the mitigation of harm from firearms from a health perspective.

2 In appointing any member of the advisory group, the responsible Minister must have regard to the need for the advisory group to possess knowledge and experience in some or all of the following areas:

a) New Zealand and international firearms regulatory systems:

b) public health and safety, particularly as it relates to firearms:

c) firearms research:

d) firearms safety and the use of firearms:

e) membership of any community organisation or group involved in firearms awareness, safety, or law reform:

f) any other matters the Minister considers relevant.

3 A member may be appointed for a term of up to 3 years as specified in the notice of appointment and be reappointed in the same manner.

4 The responsible Minister must, by notice in the Gazette, notify the appointment of members and their terms of office.

5 A member is entitled to be—

a) paid remuneration at a rate and of a kind determined in accordance with the fees framework; and

b) reimbursed for actual and reasonable travelling and other expenses in accordance with the fees framework.

6 In this section,
"fees framework" means the framework determined by the Government for the classification and remuneration of statutory and other bodies in which the Crown has an interest.

History: Section 90: inserted, on 25 June 2020, by section 104 of the Arms Legislation Act 2020 (2020 No 23).   Section 90(2): amended, on 29 June 2025, by section 21 of the Arms (Shooting Clubs, Shooting Ranges, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 15).     Section 90(4): amended, on 29 June 2025, by section 21 of the Arms (Shooting Clubs, Shooting Ranges, and Other Matters) Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 15).