Pursuant to section 125 (2) (a) of the Medical Practitioners Act 1995, I, Annette King, Minister of Health, hereby approve the following amendments to the Medical Practitioners (Election of Medical Members of Council) Rules 1999, made by the Medical Council of New Zealand.
The rules are now called the Medical Practitioners (Election of Medical Members of Council) Rules 2002.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of June 2002.
ANNETTE KING, Minister of Health.
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AMENDMENTS TO THE MEDICAL PRACTITIONERS (ELECTION OF MEDICAL MEMBERS OF COUNCIL) RULES 1999
Words inserted are shown underlined. Except as outlined below, the rules remain unchanged.
1. Title and commencement-(1) These rules may be cited as the Medical Practitioners (Election of Medical Members of Council) Rules 1999 2002.
5. Eligibility to be elected-A medical practitioner is eligible for election to the council if, on the date nominations close for election, the practitioner is registered and resident in New Zealand.
6. Notice of election to be sent to registered medical practitioners resident in New Zealand-At least 90 clear days before the date on which an election is to be held, the Returning Officer shall send to each registered medical practitioner resident in New Zealand a notice setting out-
(a) the date of the election and the hour the poll will close;
(b) the date and the hour on which the nomination of candidates will close; and
(c) the prescribed form for nominations, as set out in rule 7 below.
7. Candidates for election-(1) Every candidate for election must be nominated in writing in a form specified by the council, with respective registration number indicated, by 15 other registered medical practitioners eligible to vote.
(2) The nomination form-
(a) shall contain the registration number, full name
and registered address of the registered medical practitioner nominated, the written consent of the nominee and a biographical sketch (maximum 150 100 words) in a format specified by the council and include details of any investigation of competence, complaint, health or disciplinary matter that if elected may bring the profession into disrepute, and
(b) may also shall include a statement to voters (maximum 100 words) prepared by the nominee and
a recent photograph, and (remaining text unamended).
N.B.: These rules come into force on the day the rules, as approved by the Minster of Health, are published in the
New Zealand Gazette.