LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 231
Members of grants commission
LOCAL GOVERNMENT ACT 2009 - SECT 231
Members of grants commission
231 Members of grants commission
(1) The Governor in Council must appoint the members of the grants commission.
(2) The Governor in Council must ensure— (a) the person who is appointed as
the deputy chairperson is an officer of the department; and
(b) at least 1
member has knowledge of local government in relation to local government areas
of indigenous regional councils and other indigenous local governments; and
(c) the other members have knowledge of local government.
(3) A member may be
appointed for a term of not longer than 3 years.
(4) A member holds office on
the conditions (including about fees and allowances, for example) that the
Governor in Council decides.
(5) The Governor in Council may pay members
different rates.
(6) A person may be a member of the grants commission at the
same time as the person holds an office under another Act, even though the
other Act— (a) requires the holder of an office to devote all of the
person’s time to the duties of the office; or
(b) prohibits the holder of
an office from engaging in employment outside the duties of the office.
(7) A
person stops being a member of the grants commission if— (a) the member
resigns by signed notice of resignation given to the Minister; or
(b) the
member is convicted of an indictable offence; or
(c) if the member is the
deputy chairperson—the member stops being an officer of the department; or
(d) the Governor in Council cancels the member’s appointment.
(8) The
Governor in Council may cancel a member’s appointment if the member— (a)
becomes incapable of performing duties because of physical or mental
incapacity; or
(b) engages in misbehaviour; or
(c) is incompetent; or
(d)
uses the office for party political purposes; or
(e) does anything else that
the Governor in Council considers is a reasonable and sufficient justification
for removal from office.
(9) The Governor in Council may appoint a person to
act for a member of the grants commission if the member is— (a) absent; or
(b) unable to carry out the member’s responsibilities (including because of
illness, for example).