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<strong>Motor</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Industry</strong><br />
<strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
<strong>Charter</strong><br />
1 June 2012 to 30 June 2014
<strong>Charter</strong> <strong>NSW</strong> <strong>Motor</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
Contents<br />
<strong>Motor</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong>...................................... 3<br />
Functions of the <strong>Council</strong> ................................................................ 3<br />
<strong>Council</strong> Objectives and Priority Issues.........................................................................3<br />
Membership, policies and procedures .......................................... 4<br />
Membership ................................................................................................................4<br />
Code of Conduct .........................................................................................................4<br />
Term of appointment ...................................................................................................4<br />
Enquiries from media...................................................................................................4<br />
Role of the Chairperson.................................................................. 4<br />
Leadership ..................................................................................................................4<br />
<strong>Council</strong> management and performance.......................................................................4<br />
Meeting management..................................................................................................4<br />
Role of members ............................................................................. 5<br />
Leadership ..................................................................................................................5<br />
<strong>Council</strong> performance ...................................................................................................5<br />
Vacancies......................................................................................... 5<br />
Acting members .............................................................................. 5<br />
Remuneration and allowances....................................................... 5<br />
Conduct of meetings....................................................................... 6<br />
Frequency of meetings ................................................................................................6<br />
Chairing of meetings....................................................................................................6<br />
Quorum .......................................................................................................................6<br />
Attendance ..................................................................................................................6<br />
Declarations of private interests ..................................................................................6<br />
Decision making..........................................................................................................6<br />
Out-of-session decision making...................................................................................6<br />
Agenda........................................................................................................................6<br />
Minutes........................................................................................................................6<br />
<strong>Fair</strong> <strong>Trading</strong> Act 1987 No 68 ........................................................... 7<br />
Appendix A .................................................................................... 11<br />
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<strong>Motor</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
The <strong>Motor</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> (the <strong>Council</strong>) is a consultative reference<br />
group which was established to provide the Minister for <strong>Fair</strong> <strong>Trading</strong> with advice about<br />
issues relevant to the motor trade and motor vehicle repair industries.<br />
Functions of the <strong>Council</strong><br />
The <strong>Council</strong> is established under Section 25F of the <strong>Fair</strong> <strong>Trading</strong> Act 1987 (the Act) to<br />
furnish advice to the Minister:<br />
1. as to any issues relevant to the motor trade industry as it thinks fit or as are referred<br />
to it by the Minister; and<br />
2. in particular:<br />
i as to the development of policy relating to the motor trade industry, and<br />
ii as to any issues relevant to any legislation administered by the Minister for<br />
<strong>Fair</strong> <strong>Trading</strong> and relating to the motor trade industry, and<br />
iii as to education or research programs relating to the motor trade industry, that<br />
are or might be government funded.<br />
The legislation is reproduced at the end of this document.<br />
<strong>Council</strong> Objectives and Priority Issues<br />
The <strong>Motor</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> initially had three priority areas:<br />
• Consider how the new national register is operating in regard to the information<br />
available to consumers looking to purchase a vehicle.<br />
• Consider and report on ways to improve information and advice from repairers to<br />
consumers on the likely and true costs of repairs; and<br />
• Consider and report on specific aspects of the Government’s review of motor vehicle<br />
legislation, as directed by the Minister.<br />
In 2013, the Minister requested that the <strong>Council</strong> also consider another two priority areas:<br />
• Review and advise upon the regulation of scrap metal dealing in the <strong>NSW</strong> motor<br />
vehicle industry; and<br />
• Advise on an appropriate definition for accessory fitting in the <strong>NSW</strong> motor vehicle<br />
industry.<br />
The <strong>Council</strong> is required to work through the issues, to discuss and advise on the impact<br />
of the issues on the operation of the marketplace, and to provide the Minister with a final<br />
report recommending the way forward (for example, proposed legislative reform,<br />
creation of a Code of Conduct, or other appropriate recommendations).<br />
The <strong>Council</strong> may be required to perform its functions out-of-session to ensure that the<br />
reports on the priority issues are delivered by 1 June 2014. An interim report was<br />
submitted to the Minister in December 2012, and a further interim report is due in<br />
October 2013. In addition, the Chairperson is required to provide the Minister with a brief<br />
verbal or written progress report on the agreed priority issues after each <strong>Council</strong><br />
meeting.<br />
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Membership, policies and procedures<br />
Membership<br />
The <strong>Motor</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> consists of between six and 16 members,<br />
being the Commissioner for <strong>Fair</strong> <strong>Trading</strong> (or a nominee) and between five and 15 people<br />
appointed by the Minister and having, in the opinion of the Minister, expertise or<br />
qualifications appropriate to its functions.<br />
The present membership of the <strong>Council</strong> is at Appendix A.<br />
All members are appointed in accordance with the Department of Premier and Cabinet<br />
document Guidelines for <strong>NSW</strong> Board and Committee Members: Appointment and<br />
Remuneration(February 2012), which is available at www.boards.dpc.nsw.gov.au.<br />
Code of Conduct<br />
Members are expected to adhere to the Conduct Guidelines for Members of <strong>NSW</strong><br />
Government Boards and Committees (December 2011) published by the Department of<br />
Premier and Cabinet, which is available at www.boards.dpc.nsw.gov.au.<br />
Members are appointed to the <strong>Council</strong> for their expertise and skill in particular areas. It is<br />
important that issues discussed and decisions that are made are in the public interest<br />
and that issues concerning personal or professional interests be disclosed in accordance<br />
with the Conduct Guidelines.<br />
Term of appointment<br />
The current term of appointment of all members commences on 1 July 2013 and expires<br />
on 30 June 2014.<br />
Enquiries from media<br />
Enquiries from journalists and other media representatives are to be referred to the<br />
Minister’s office.<br />
Role of the Chairperson<br />
The Chairperson is pivotal in creating the conditions for the <strong>Council</strong> to function<br />
effectively. The Chairperson is expected to:<br />
Leadership<br />
behave in a professional manner at all times;<br />
provide coherent leadership of the <strong>Council</strong>; and<br />
establish effective working relationships with relevant <strong>NSW</strong> <strong>Fair</strong> <strong>Trading</strong> staff.<br />
<strong>Council</strong> management and performance<br />
ensure a clear structure for the effective running of <strong>Council</strong> meetings; and<br />
ensure effective communication with <strong>NSW</strong> <strong>Fair</strong> <strong>Trading</strong>.<br />
Meeting management<br />
conduct <strong>Council</strong> meetings so as to facilitate the full participation of members;<br />
allow for attendance by teleconference if necessary;<br />
ensure that discussions focus on agenda items;<br />
establish a professional style and tone of <strong>Council</strong> discussions to promote effective<br />
decision-making and constructive debate; and<br />
ensure that discussions are brought to a sensible conclusion with a clearly defined<br />
decision or outcome.<br />
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Role of members<br />
<strong>Council</strong> members bring a range of professional expertise to <strong>Council</strong> discussions, but<br />
they do not do so as industry representatives. Rather, they should use their industry<br />
experience to inform discussions and, ultimately, the <strong>Council</strong>’s advice to the Minister.<br />
The performance of members is crucial to achieving the smooth operation of the<br />
<strong>Council</strong>’s business. <strong>Council</strong> members are expected to:<br />
Leadership<br />
behave in a professional manner at all times;<br />
seek to continually improve their industry knowledge;<br />
support the Chairperson in his/her leadership of the <strong>Council</strong>; and<br />
participate in providing a satisfactory outcome to <strong>Council</strong> meetings through intelligent<br />
questions and constructive debate.<br />
<strong>Council</strong> performance<br />
listen sensitively to the views of others;<br />
gain the trust and respect of other members;<br />
be well informed about the <strong>Council</strong>, <strong>NSW</strong> <strong>Fair</strong> <strong>Trading</strong> and consumer matters;<br />
continually seek to develop and refresh their knowledge and skills to ensure that their<br />
contribution to the <strong>Council</strong> remains informed and relevant; and<br />
ensure that information is reviewed and provided sufficiently in advance of meetings<br />
to enable thorough consideration of relevant issues.<br />
Vacancies<br />
A member of the <strong>Council</strong> may resign by tendering written notice to the Minister for <strong>Fair</strong><br />
<strong>Trading</strong>. The office of a member of the <strong>Council</strong> becomes vacant under other conditions<br />
as set out in the Act.<br />
Acting members<br />
If a member of the <strong>Council</strong> is unable to perform the duties of his or her office, the<br />
Minister for <strong>Fair</strong> <strong>Trading</strong> may appoint a person to act in the place of the member during<br />
the period of inability. Such an appointment is made with terms and conditions<br />
determined by the Minister and may also be terminated at any time the Minister deems<br />
appropriate.<br />
An acting member has all the functions of the member that is replaced and entitled to<br />
any remuneration or travelling and other allowances as any other member of the<br />
<strong>Council</strong>.<br />
Remuneration and allowances<br />
A member of the <strong>Council</strong> (including a Chairperson), who is not a member of the public<br />
service or the holder of a full-time statutory office, is entitled to receive remuneration and<br />
travelling or other allowances as approved from time to time by the Premier.<br />
Members may be reimbursed travel and accommodation expenses.<br />
Members will only receive remuneration and allowances for services provided in relation<br />
to the <strong>Council</strong>’s functions and responsibilities and must submit an invoice and complete<br />
a claim form (for allowances only).<br />
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Conduct of meetings<br />
Frequency of meetings<br />
The <strong>Council</strong> is required to meet four times during each calendar year but may hold<br />
additional meetings as approved by the Minister, and is required to do so as directed by<br />
the Minister. Members are expected to make themselves available for such meetings.<br />
Chairing of meetings<br />
<strong>Council</strong> meetings, including sub-committee meetings, are to be chaired by:<br />
(a) the Chairperson of the <strong>Council</strong>, or<br />
(b) in the absence of the Chairperson, another <strong>Council</strong> member nominated<br />
by a majority of <strong>Council</strong> members present.<br />
Quorum<br />
The quorum for a meeting of the <strong>Council</strong> is a majority of its members for the time being.<br />
Attendance<br />
Members are advised of upcoming meeting dates at the beginning of each calendar<br />
year. Reminder notices are sent six weeks before each meeting.<br />
All members are expected to attend all meetings. Attendance at <strong>Council</strong> meetings is<br />
recorded in the minutes. Should a member not be able to attend a meeting an apology<br />
must be lodged with the Secretariat at least one day before that meeting is to occur.<br />
The office of an appointed member becomes vacant if the member is absent from three<br />
consecutive meetings of the <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
Declarations of private interests<br />
Members who have a private interest in any matter that the <strong>Council</strong> may discuss at a<br />
meeting should make a full declaration before the matter is discussed. This declaration,<br />
and the decision of the <strong>Council</strong> on dealing with the conflict of interest, is to be recorded<br />
in the minutes. The member must also absent himself or herself from the room while the<br />
matter is being considered if requested to do so by the Chairperson.<br />
Decision making<br />
Members are required to vote on all matters that require a decision to be made.<br />
Members are entitled to express a difference of opinion and may vote accordingly.<br />
The <strong>Council</strong> can only make a decision if a majority vote is obtained. There is no<br />
provision for a member to vote by proxy.<br />
Out-of-session decision making<br />
Matters that in the view of the Chairperson require urgent consideration may be<br />
determined by the <strong>Council</strong> out-of-session. Full details of the matter, including the<br />
outcome, are to be tabled at the next <strong>Council</strong> meeting and recorded in the minutes.<br />
Agenda<br />
The agenda and meeting papers are circulated before the meeting. All items for<br />
inclusion on the agenda should be directed through the Secretariat at least ten working<br />
days before the meeting, including a 100-word précis.<br />
Minutes<br />
Minutes of meetings are to be a true and balanced reflection of the discussion and<br />
decisions of the <strong>Council</strong>, and will be circulated with the agenda for the next <strong>Council</strong><br />
meeting.<br />
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<strong>Fair</strong> <strong>Trading</strong> Act 1987 No 68<br />
Part 2B Products Safety Committee and advisory bodies<br />
Division 3 <strong>Motor</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
25D Establishment<br />
There is established by this Act a <strong>Council</strong> called the <strong>Motor</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>Advisory</strong><br />
<strong>Council</strong>.<br />
25E Membership<br />
(1) The <strong>Motor</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> is to consist of not less than 6, but not<br />
more than 16 members.<br />
(2) The members of the <strong>Motor</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> are:<br />
(a) the Director-General or a nominee of the Director-General, and<br />
(b) not less than 5, but not more than 15 persons appointed by the Minister and<br />
having, in the opinion of the Minister, expertise appropriate to its functions (as<br />
consumer or industry representatives or otherwise).<br />
(3) Schedule 4A has effect with respect to the members and procedure of the <strong>Motor</strong><br />
<strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
25F Functions<br />
(1) The functions of the <strong>Motor</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> are to furnish advice to<br />
the Minister:<br />
(a) as to any issues relevant to the motor trade as it thinks fit or as are referred to it<br />
by the Minister; and<br />
(b) in particular:<br />
(i) as to the development of policy relating to the motor trade, and<br />
(ii) as to any issues relevant to any legislation administered by the Minister for<br />
<strong>Fair</strong> <strong>Trading</strong> and relating to the motor trade, and<br />
(iii) as to education or research programs relating to the motor trade, that are or<br />
might be government funded.<br />
(2) In this section:<br />
motor trade means the industry of trading motor vehicles and the motor vehicle<br />
repair and maintenance industry.<br />
motor vehicle means any motor car, motor carriage, motor cycle or other vehicle<br />
propelled wholly or partly by any volatile spirit, steam, gas, oil or electricity, and<br />
includes a trailer, but does not include:<br />
(a) a vehicle used on a railway or tramway, or<br />
(b) a vehicle that is constructed or adapted otherwise than for the carriage of<br />
passengers or goods over public roads, or<br />
(c) anything prescribed by the regulations for the purposes of this definition.<br />
Schedule 4A Provisions relating to <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong>s<br />
1 Chairperson<br />
(1) The Minister may appoint an appointed member of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> as its<br />
Chairperson.<br />
(2) An appointment of an appointed member of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> as its Chairperson<br />
may be for a specified or unspecified term, but may be revoked at any time by the<br />
Minister in writing for any or no reason.<br />
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(3) Such a revocation of appointment as Chairperson of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> does not of<br />
itself affect a person’s tenure of office as an appointed member of the <strong>Advisory</strong><br />
<strong>Council</strong>.<br />
2 Acting members<br />
(1) The Minister may, from time to time, appoint a person to act in the office of an<br />
appointed member of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> during the illness or absence of the<br />
member. The person, while so acting, has and may exercise all the functions of the<br />
appointed member and is taken to be an appointed member of the <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
(2) Subclause (1) extends to the office and functions of Chairperson of an <strong>Advisory</strong><br />
<strong>Council</strong>, but the Minister may instead appoint another appointed member of the<br />
<strong>Council</strong> to act in the office of Chairperson.<br />
(3) The Minister may remove any person from any office to which the person was<br />
appointed under this clause at any time for any or no reason.<br />
(4) For the purposes of this clause, a vacancy in the office of an appointed member is<br />
taken to be an absence from office of the member.<br />
3 Terms of office<br />
Subject to this Schedule, an appointed member of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> holds office for<br />
such period not exceeding 3 years as may be specified in the instrument of appointment<br />
of the member, but is eligible (if otherwise qualified) for re-appointment.<br />
4 Allowances<br />
A member of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> is entitled to be paid such allowances as the Minister<br />
from time to time determines in respect of the member.<br />
5 Vacancies<br />
(1) The office of an appointed member of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> becomes vacant if the<br />
member:<br />
(a) dies, or<br />
(b) completes a term of office and is not re-appointed, or<br />
(c) resigns the office by letter addressed to the Minister, or<br />
(d) is removed by the Minister from office under this clause, or<br />
(e) is absent from 3 consecutive meetings of the <strong>Council</strong> of which reasonable notice<br />
has been given to the member personally or in the ordinary course of post, except<br />
on leave granted by the Minister or unless, before the expiration of 4 weeks after<br />
the last of those meetings, the member is excused by the Minister for having<br />
been absent from those meetings, or<br />
(f) becomes bankrupt, applies to take the benefit of any law for the relief of bankrupt<br />
or insolvent debtors, compounds with his or her creditors or makes an<br />
assignment of his or her remuneration for their benefit, or<br />
(g) becomes a mentally incapacitated person, or<br />
(h) is convicted in New South Wales of an offence that is punishable by<br />
imprisonment for 12 months or more or is convicted elsewhere than in New South<br />
Wales of an offence that, if committed in New South Wales, would be an offence<br />
so punishable.<br />
(2) The Minister may remove an appointed member from office as a member of an<br />
<strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> at any time for any or no reason.<br />
6 Filling of vacancy<br />
(1) If the office of an appointed member of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> becomes vacant, a<br />
person is, subject to this Act, required to be appointed to fill the vacancy.<br />
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(2) The appointment must be made within 2 months of the office becoming vacant, or<br />
such longer time as the Minister considers appropriate in the circumstances.<br />
7 Disclosure of pecuniary interests<br />
(1) A member of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong>:<br />
(a) who has a direct or indirect pecuniary interest in a matter being considered or<br />
about to be considered at a meeting of the <strong>Council</strong>, and<br />
(b) whose interest appears to raise a conflict with the proper performance of the<br />
member’s duties in relation to the consideration of the matter,<br />
must, as soon as possible after the relevant facts have come to the member’s<br />
knowledge, disclose the nature of the interest at a meeting of the <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
(2) A disclosure by a member of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> at a meeting of the <strong>Council</strong> that<br />
the member:<br />
(a) is a member, or in the employment, of a specified company or other body, or<br />
(b) is a partner, or in the employment, of a specified person, or<br />
(c) has some other specified interest relating to a specified company or other body<br />
or to a specified person,<br />
is a sufficient disclosure of the nature of the interest in any matter relating to the<br />
company or other body or to that person that may arise after the date of the<br />
disclosure and that is required to be disclosed under this clause.<br />
(3) Particulars of any disclosure made under this clause must be recorded by the<br />
members of the <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> in a book to be kept for the purpose and that book<br />
must be open at all reasonable hours to inspection by any person on payment of the<br />
fee determined by the members.<br />
8 Effect of certain other Acts<br />
(1) The Public Sector Management Act 1988 does not apply to the appointment of an<br />
appointed member of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong>. An appointed member is not, as an<br />
appointed member, subject to that Act.<br />
(2) If by or under any Act provision is made:<br />
(a) requiring a person who is the holder of a specified office to devote the whole of<br />
his or her time to the duties of that office, or<br />
(b) prohibiting the person from engaging in employment outside the duties of that<br />
office,<br />
the provision does not operate to disqualify the person from holding that office and<br />
also the office of a member of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> or from accepting and retaining<br />
any remuneration payable to the person under this Act as a member of an <strong>Advisory</strong><br />
<strong>Council</strong>.<br />
(3) The office of appointed member of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> is for the purposes of any<br />
Act taken not be an office or place of profit under the Crown.<br />
9 General procedure<br />
The procedure for the calling of meetings of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> and the conduct of<br />
those meetings of the <strong>Council</strong> is, subject to this Act and the regulations and any<br />
directions of the Minister, to be determined by the <strong>Council</strong>. The Minister may give such<br />
directions for this purpose as the Minister thinks fit.<br />
10 Meetings<br />
An <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> is required to meet 4 times during each calendar year. However, an<br />
<strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> may hold additional meetings as approved by the Minister, and is<br />
required to do so as directed by the Minister.<br />
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11 Quorum<br />
The quorum for a meeting of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> is a majority of its members for the<br />
time being.<br />
12 Presiding member<br />
(1) A meeting of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> is to be chaired by:<br />
(a) the Chairperson of the <strong>Council</strong>, or<br />
(b) in the absence of the Chairperson (including a person appointed under clause 2<br />
to act as Chairperson), another appointed member of the <strong>Council</strong> elected to chair<br />
the meeting by a majority of the members of the <strong>Council</strong> present.<br />
(2) The member chairing any meeting of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> has a deliberative vote<br />
and, in the event of an equality of votes, has a second or casting vote.<br />
13 Voting<br />
A decision supported by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong><br />
at which a quorum is present is the decision of the <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
14 Transaction of business outside meetings or by telephone or other means<br />
(1) An <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> may, if it thinks fit, transact any of its business by the circulation<br />
of papers among all the members of the <strong>Council</strong> for the time being. A resolution in<br />
writing approved by a majority of those members is taken to be a decision of the<br />
<strong>Council</strong>.<br />
(2) An <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> may, if it thinks fit, transact any of its business at a meeting at<br />
which members (or some members) participate by telephone, close-circuit television<br />
or other means, but only if any member who speaks on a matter before the meeting<br />
can be heard by the other members.<br />
(3) For the purposes of:<br />
(a) the approval of a resolution under subclause (1), or<br />
(b) a meeting held in accordance with subclause (2),<br />
the Chairperson and each member have the same voting rights as they have at an<br />
ordinary meeting of the <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
(4) A resolution approved under subclause (1) is, subject to the regulations, to be<br />
recorded in the minutes of the meetings of the <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
(5) Papers may be circulated among members for the purposes of subclause (1) by<br />
facsimile or other transmission of the information in the papers concerned.<br />
15 Minutes<br />
(1) An <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> must cause full and accurate minutes to be kept of the<br />
proceedings of each meeting of the <strong>Council</strong>.<br />
(2) The <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> is to cause a copy of the minutes of each meeting to be<br />
forwarded to the Minister within 21 days after the meeting.<br />
16 First meeting<br />
The first meeting of an <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> is to be called in such manner as the Minister<br />
determines.<br />
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Appendix A<br />
<strong>Motor</strong> <strong>Vehicle</strong> <strong>Industry</strong> <strong>Advisory</strong> <strong>Council</strong> Members<br />
Mr James McCall (Chairperson);<br />
Commissioner for <strong>Fair</strong> <strong>Trading</strong> (or nominee);<br />
Mr Louis Amato;<br />
Mr Peter Blanshard;<br />
Mr Roy Briggs;<br />
Mr Peter Goudie;<br />
Mr Jack Haley;<br />
Ms Deborah Joyce;<br />
Mr Colin Long;<br />
Mr Geoffrey Lowe;<br />
Mr Grahame McCraw;<br />
Mr Anthony McDonald;<br />
Ms Vicki Mullen; and<br />
Mr Paul van der Weegen.<br />
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