Community representation on boards and committees
Community representatives on government boards and committees will bring a different perspective to decision-making.
Community representatives on government working parties, steering groups, boards and committees can:
- provide relevant expertise and knowledge
- ensure community perspectives are represented
- increase the likelihood that decisions will be realistic and workable
- increase the credibility of decisions in the eyes of the community.
Guidelines
If you are considering community representation on boards and committees, you'll find help from the links below.
Cabinet has directed those involved in appointment processes to explore alternative means of finding candidates if existing methods do not produce a suitable balance of individuals for consideration. See the Cabinet Office Circular below:
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs has guidelines for government agencies on how to help consumer representatives be effective. The guidelines cover consulting and recruiting consumer representatives and guidance for chairpersons:
Nomination services
The Ministry of Consumer Affairs will actively seek appropriate nominees on behalf of government agencies. For more information, email Ministry of Consumer Affairs.
Te Puni Kokiri, the Ministry of Pacific Island Affairs, the Ministry of Women’s Affairs and the Office for Disability Issues are just some of the other government agencies that have databases of people available for nomination.
