New Zealand Acts

COMMERCE ACT 1986 - SECT 11

11 Associate members

1 The Minister may from time to time appoint any person to be an associate member of the Commission.

1A Subsection (1) applies despite section 28(1)(b) of the Crown Entities Act 2004 .

2 An associate member shall be appointed only in relation to a matter or a class of matters to be specified in that member's notice of appointment, and for such period, not exceeding 5 years, as is specified in that notice.

3 Subject to subsection (4), an associate member shall be deemed to be a member of the Commission for the purposes of the performance or exercise of any function, duty, or power of a member of the Commission under this Act or any other Act; and except where this section or the context otherwise requires, a reference in this Act or in any other Act to a member of the Commission must be construed as including a reference to an associate member.

4 An associate member may attend and vote only at a meeting of the Commission relating to the matter or class of matters specified in that member's notice of appointment (including a meeting relating to matters incidental to the matter or class of matters so specified).

5 An associate member may only be appointed in relation to a matter or class of matters arising under an Act under which the Commission is required to act independently under section 8(2) .

6 An associate member may not be appointed as chairperson, deputy chairperson, or a temporary deputy chairperson under clause 5 of Schedule 5 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 .

Note: 1975 No 113 s 3B; 1979 No 140 s 5; 1983 No 144 s 3

History: Section 11(1A): inserted, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).   Section 11(2): amended, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).     Section 11(3): amended, on 15 April 2004, by section 3(1)(a) of the Commerce Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 23).     Section 11(3): amended, on 15 April 2004, by section 3(1)(b) of the Commerce Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 23).     Section 11(4): amended, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).     Section 11(5): added, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).     Section 11(6): added, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).