New Zealand Acts

PAE ORA (HEALTHY FUTURES) ACT 2022 - SECT 62

62 Minister may dismiss board or appoint commissioner

1 If the Minister is seriously dissatisfied with the performance of the board of Health New Zealand, the Minister may, by written notice, dismiss all members of the board.

2 The Minister may, by written notice, appoint a commissioner to replace the board of Health New Zealand if all the members of the board are removed from office under subsection (1) or the Crown Entities Act 2004.

3 A commissioner has all the functions, duties, powers, and protections of the board and of a member of the board.

4 A commissioner may appoint, on any terms and conditions that may be agreed, up to 3 deputy commissioners, each of whom must be a person who would be eligible to be appointed by the Minister to the board.

5 The Minister may at any time, by written notice, dismiss a commissioner from office.

6 A commissioner may at any time, by written notice, dismiss a deputy commissioner from office with the agreement of the Minister.

7 All the provisions of this Act and the Crown Entities Act 2004 that apply to appointed members of a board apply, with any necessary modifications, to a commissioner and a deputy commissioner.

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Note: 2000 No 91 s 31

History: Section 62(1): amended, on 30 June 2024, by section 32(1) of the Pae Ora (Disestablishment of Māori Health Authority) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 5).   Section 62(2): replaced, on 30 June 2024, by section 32(2) of the Pae Ora (Disestablishment of Māori Health Authority) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 5).     Section 62(8): repealed, on 30 June 2024, by section 32(3) of the Pae Ora (Disestablishment of Māori Health Authority) Amendment Act 2024 (2024 No 5).