(1) In this section
—
agency has the meaning given in the Public Sector
Management Act 1994 section 3(1);
chief executive officer includes a chief employee
within the meaning of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 ;
Director means a senior executive officer (within
the meaning of the Public Sector Management Act 1994 ) designated by the CEO
to be a Director for the purposes of this section.
(2) Reasonable notice
of a meeting of the Commission is to be given to the following people —
(a) the
CEO;
(b) if
in the view of the chairperson any matter proposed to be put before the
meeting concerns the functions of a Director — the Director;
(c) if
in the view of the chairperson another agency is concerned with a matter to be
considered at the meeting — the chief executive officer of the agency.
(3) For the purposes
of subsection (2)(b), the CEO is to notify the chairperson as to the functions
of the Directors and any changes to those functions.
(4) Subject to
subsection (5) —
(a) the
CEO, or the CEO’s representative, is entitled to attend any meeting and
to take part in the consideration and discussion of any matter before a
meeting, but cannot vote on any matter; and
(b) a
Director who receives notice under subsection (2)(b), or that Director’s
representative, is entitled to attend the meeting to which the notice applies
and to take part in the consideration and discussion of any matter before the
meeting that concerns the functions of the Director, but cannot vote on any
matter; and
(c) a
chief executive officer of another agency who receives notice under subsection
(2)(c), or that chief executive officer’s representative, is entitled to
attend the meeting to which the notice applies and to take part in the
consideration and discussion of any matter before the meeting that concerns
the agency, but cannot vote on any matter.
(5) The Commission may
decide to exclude the persons referred to in subsection (4) (but not some of
them only) from a meeting while it is considering —
(a) a
matter that relates to the functions or actions of the CEO or the Department;
or
(b) a
matter that relates to the functions or actions of any agency in relation to
management plans for lands and waters vested in or under the care, control and
management of the Commission or in the Commission jointly with another person.
[Section 23 inserted: No. 28 of 2015 s. 29;
amended: No. 27 of 2022 s. 12.]
[Heading deleted: No. 28 of 2015 s. 30.]
[Heading inserted: No. 28 of 2015 s. 31.]