New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

15 Association must consult on how levy money is spent

• (1) The association must, at least once every 12 months, consult commercial growers as to how the levy money is spent.

  (2) The association must use the following process to consult commercial growers:

  • (a) the association must notify commercial growers, by way of The Orchardist, the association's newsletter, or any other similar publication that is likely to be read by commercial growers, that they are invited to attend the annual general meeting or a special general meeting of the association that is held to approve how the levy money is spent:

  • (b) the association must circulate to all commercial growers before the meeting a draft budget and draft plan of how the levy money is proposed to be spent.

  (3) The draft budget and draft plan must be approved at the annual general meeting or special general meeting by commercial growers who are members of the association.

  (4) For the purposes of subclause (3), a commercial grower who is not a member of the association may attend the meeting held by the association but only has speaking rights on how the levy money is proposed to be spent.