Nominations for Committee

OHRN Constitution – Rule 19.1.2: A candidate’s written nomination, accompanied by the written consent of the nominee (who must be a financial member) with a certificate that the nominee is not disqualified from being appointed or holding office as a Committee Member by these Rules or the Act, shall be received by the Secretary at least twenty-one clear days before the date of the Annual General Meeting.

To nominate a person for one of the following roles, complete the form below:  Chair, Treasurer, Secretary, Committee Member

For 2025, nominations needed to be lodged before 5th June.

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Nomination

DD slash MM slash YYYY
Role(s) nominated for:(Required)
Certification(Required)
If you are not already a Committee Member, please give a very brief (two-sentence) resume of your background relating to the work of OHRN.

By clicking the "Certify nomination" button below, the candidate certifies that all matters in this application are true.

This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged.

Disqualification from appointment

Officers must not be disqualified under section 47(3) of the Incorporated Societies Act 2022 or section 16 of the Charities Act 2005 from being appointed or holding office as an Officer of the Network, namely he/she must not be —

  • a person who is under sixteen (16) years of age
  • a person who is an undischarged bankrupt
  • a person who is prohibited from being a director or promoter of, or being concerned or taking part in the management of, an incorporated or unincorporated body under the Companies Act 1993, the Financial Markets Conduct Act 2013, or the Takeovers Act 1993, or any other similar legislation 
  • a person who is disqualified from being a member of the governing body of a charitable entity under section 16(2) of the Charities Act 2005
  • a person who has been convicted of any of the following, and has been sentenced for the offence, within the last 7 years — 
    • an offence under subpart 6 of Part 4 of the Act
    • a crime involving dishonesty (within the meaning of section 2(1) of the Crimes Act 1961)
    • an offence under section 143B of the Tax Administration Act 1994
    • an offence, in a country other than New Zealand, that is substantially similar to an offence specified in subparagraphs (i) to (iii)
    • a money laundering offence or an offence relating to the financing of terrorism, whether in New Zealand or elsewhere
  • a person subject to: 
    • a banning order under subpart 7 of Part 4 of the Act,or
    • an order under section 108 of the Credit Contracts and Consumer Finance Act 2003, or
    • a forfeiture order under the Criminal Proceeds (Recovery) Act 2009, or
    • a property order made under the Protection of Personal and Property Rights Act 1988, or whose property is managed by a trustee corporation under section 32 of that Act.
  • a person who is subject to an order that is substantially similar to an order referred to in clause 74.6 under a law of a country, State, or territory outside New Zealand that is a country, State, or territory prescribed by the regulations (if any) of the Act.