Statutory Bodies

Quaterly Newsletter

Appointments to Statutory Bodies and Committees 2007

Issue 2 - February 2007

In this issue:

Welcome to our first newsletter of 2007 aimed at keeping our many stakeholders in touch with what’s happening with recent and upcoming appointments made by the Minister of Health to statutory bodies and committees.

Below is a list of appointments made between June and December 2006 as well as an advertisement for upcoming vacancies on various statutory bodies during 2007.

The Minister of Health has legislative responsibilities to make appointments to a range of statutory authorities, and other statutory bodies and committees.

The Ministry of Health is responsible for assisting the Minister in making these appointments by conducting the appointments process. The roles of statutory bodies vary, as do the roles and responsibilities of the appointed members. The membership of the bodies ranges from persons with professional or health practitioner qualifications (which may be required by the legislation relating to the body) to laypersons or consumer representatives.

Please contact us if there any issues you would like to see covered in future newsletters, or if you have questions about the appointments process that you would like answered.

Contacting the Appointments Team
Louise Mclaren, Account Manager (Appointments), (04) 470 0680
Karen Smith, Manager, Corporate Planning and Reporting, (04) 496 2181

Fax: (04) 496 2468
Email (format): firstname_surname@moh.govt.nz
Postal:
Statutory Body Appointments Team, Government & Sector Relations
Ministry of Health
PO Box 5013
WELLINGTON

Online Applications: http://www.moh.govt.nz/statutorybodies

Recent Appointments
The following appointments have been made by the Minister of Health and confirmed by Cabinet between 30 June 2006 and December 2006. Names of individuals appointed to statutory bodies including terms of office are also published in the NZ Gazette.

National Health Committee
Professor Linda Holloway (Chair)
Professor Neil Pearce
Dr Api Talemaitoga
Dr Karleen Edwards
Dr William Taylor

Plumbers, Gasfitters, and Drainlayers Board
Neil Burrow
Anthony Salisbury
Rodney Miller
Graham Owen
David Coxhead
Paul Warren
Penny Nicholas
Marjorie Noble
Stephen Parker
Flora Gilkison

Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee
Riana Manuel

Medical Council of New Zealand
Dr Peter Moller
Dr Kate O’Connor
Dr Richard Acland
Dr Ian St George
Dr Barnett Bond

Medical Laboratory Science Board
Ross Anderson
Sue Camoutsos
Brett Delahunt
Bruce Dove
Shirley Gainsford
Chris Kendrick
Laurette Manley
Esther Cowley
Kura Denness
Wendi Wicks

Medical Radiation Technologists Board
Jennifer de Ridder
Prue Lamerton
Marie-Therese Borland
Raewyn Curin
Paula Jones
Barbara Beckford
Shelley Park
Julia Metcalfe
George Coalter
Georgina Parata

Dietitians Board
Barbara Cormack
Eruera Maxted
Mary McNab
Winsome Parnell
Vicki Robinson
Barbara Ryan
Avis McIntosh
Vernon Tile

Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology (ACART)
Andres Shelling
Mark Henaghan
Ken Daniels

Ethics Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology (ECART
Hazel Irvine
Jackie Freeman
Huia Tomlins-Jahnke

Occupational Therapy Board
Alistair More

Psychologists Board
Ron Chambers
Siautu Alefaio
Janet Peters
Dr Fred Seymour
Dr Lois Surgenor
Waikaremoana Waitoki
Perry Cameron
Dr Catherine Love
Karen Ramsay
Fuimaono Karl Pulotu-Endemann

Nursing Council of New Zealand
Roxanne McKerras
Christine Payne
Beverley Rayna
Margaret Southwick
Noeline Wamington
Katherine Townshend
Margaret Millard
Dr Frances Hughes

Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee
Dr Edward Hughes

Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal
Hazel Irvine
Sandra Matheson
Wendy Rowe
Chris Taua
Mohamed Saleem Sivalingam

Upcoming Appointments
The Minister of Health is seeking candidates for appointments arising in 2007 to the following health and disability sector statutory bodies:

Pursuant to section 120 of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003
Chiropractic Board, Occupational Therapy Board, Optometrists and Dispensing Opticians Board, Physiotherapy Board, Psychologists Board, Health Practitioners Disciplinary Tribunal. Applications close 5pm 21 February 2007

Positions may also arise during 2007, through resignations and retirements, on the following statutory bodies:
Dental Council, Dietitians Board, Medical Council of New Zealand, Medical Laboratory Science Board, Midwifery Council, Osteopathic Council, Pharmacy Council, Podiatrists Board, Nursing Council of New Zealand, Medical Radiation Technologists Board. Closing dates for applications will be posted on the Ministry of Health website.

Pursuant to the New Zealand Public Health and Disability Act 2000
Child and Youth Mortality Review Committee, National Advisory Committee on Health and Disability (NHC), National Advisory Committee on Health and Disability Services Ethics (National Ethics Advisory Committee, NEAC), Central Regional Ethics Committee, Northern X Regional Ethics Committee, Northern Y Regional Ethics Committee, Upper Southern A Regional Ethics Committee, Upper Southern B Regional Ethics Committee, Lower Southern Regional Ethics Committee, Multi-Region Ethics Committee. Closing dates for applications will be posted on the Ministry of Health website.

Positions may also arise during 2007, through resignations and retirements, on the following statutory bodies:
Perinatal and Maternal Mortality Review Committee, National Health Epidemiology and Quality Assurance Advisory Committee (EPIQUAL). Closing dates for applications will be posted on the Ministry of Health website.

Pursuant to the Human Assisted Reproductive Technology (HART) Act 2004
Advisory Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ACART), Ethics Committee on Assisted Reproductive Technology (ECART). Closing dates for applications will be posted on the Ministry of Health website.

Interested individuals and organisations are also invited to nominate potential candidates for consideration by writing a letter of support to the address below.

Applications are encouraged from health practitioners working within the listed professions and from laypeople who consider they will be able to provide a consumer perspective and have skills or experience that will benefit the statutory body. Candidates should read and understand the applicable candidate information or terms of reference, as well as the specific requirements of the vacant position – available from www.moh.govt.nz/statutorybodies

All candidates are required to submit a current curriculum vitae and complete an application form, which is available from the Ministry webpage, or by contacting the Statutory Bodies Appointments team at the address below:
All applicants must ensure that they have read the relevant information regarding the statutory body they are interested in applying for, and that they are eligible for the position.

Applying for a Statutory Body or Committee

Ministry of Health Statutory Body and Committee Application Form

Applications can be made through the Ministry of Health’s online application form found at
www.moh.govt.nz/statutorybodies

Or

By contacting the Appointments Team and requesting a hard-copy application form.

If you have previously submitted an application, your details may already be on our database. In this instance please email the address below and you will be contacted to update your details: statutory_boards_committees@moh.govt.nz.

Nominating Organisations or Persons, and Nominees

If you or your organisation wishes to support a candidate for a specific statutory body or committee please write a letter/email of support to the Statutory Appointments Team. The letter of nomination should include the name of the nominee, the name of the statutory body they are applying for. All nominees must submit a completed application form and CV to be considered for appointment.