New Zealand Acts

GREYTOWN DISTRICT TRUST LANDS ACT 1979 - SECT 29

29 Officers

1 The Trust Board may from time to time appoint or remove a Secretary and such other officers and employees as the Trust Board shall think necessary, and may, out of the revenues of the Trust Board, pay to such persons such salaries, allowances, remuneration, and retainers in respect of their services as shall be thought fit. All officers and employees holding office at the passing of this Act shall continue in office subject to the provisions of this Act.

2 Before any officer entrusted by the Trust Board with the custody or control of money by virtue of his office enters on the duties of his office the Trust Board shall take sufficient security from him for the faithful execution of those duties.

3 Any auditor appointed shall be the holder of a certificate of public practice as an accountant.

4 The auditor shall, in addition to his or her other responsibilities under this Act, be responsible for—

a) oversight of the provisions of section 8 ; and

b) administration of the application of sections 6 and 7 of the Local Authorities (Members' Interests) Act 1968 , as applied by section 31 of this Act , and, in particular,—

i) the investigation, following receipt of a complaint or on his or her own motion, of any matter relating to the application of those provisions; and

ii) if the auditor considers the circumstances warrant it, the institution of proceedings against any person for any offence against section 7(1) of that Act , as so applied.

History: Section 29(4): substituted, on 26 August 1993, by section 15 of the Greytown District Trust Lands Amendment Act 1993 (1993 No 7 (L)).