New Zealand Acts

NGĀTI HAUĀ CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT 2014 - SECT 91

91 Procedure of committee

1 The committee must, except as provided in this subpart, regulate its own procedures.

2 The first meeting of the committee must be held no later than 2 months after the settlement date.

3 The committee must, at its first meeting,—

a) appoint 2 co-chairpersons of the committee (1 being a Council appointee and 1 being a Ngāti Hauā appointee) and state the terms of those appointments; and

b) adopt a set of standing orders for the operations of the committee.

4 Every member of the committee must comply with the standing orders of the committee.

5 The appointers may agree how frequently the committee meets.

6 At each meeting, a quorum consists of 2 Council appointees and 2 Ngāti Hauā appointees.

7 The committee must endeavour to make decisions by consensus.

8 If there is no consensus, a decision of the committee may only be made by a 75% majority of those members present at a meeting of the committee.