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These regulations are the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing (Information Sharing) Regulations 2025.
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Bill homepageThese regulations are the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing (Information Sharing) Regulations 2025.
These regulations come into operation on 1 July 2025.
In this Part —
chairperson means the person appointed under regulation 4(1) as chairperson of the Committee;
Committee means the Privacy and Responsible Information Sharing Advisory Committee established under section 204(1) of the Act;
Committee member means a person referred to in section 204(2)(a), (b) or (c) of the Act;
deputy chairperson means the person, if any, appointed under regulation 5(1) as deputy chairperson of the Committee;
meeting means a meeting of the Committee;
ordinary member means a person appointed under section 204(2)(c) of the Act.
The Information Sharing Minister must appoint an ordinary member as chairperson of the Committee.
A person who has been appointed as chairperson is eligible for reappointment.
The Information Sharing Minister may appoint an ordinary member (other than the chairperson) as deputy chairperson of the Committee.
A person who has been appointed as deputy chairperson is eligible for reappointment.
If a deputy chairperson has been appointed and the chairperson is unable to act because of sickness, absence or another cause, the deputy chairperson must act in the chairperson’s place.
An act or omission of the deputy chairperson acting in the chairperson’s place cannot be questioned on the ground that the occasion to act in the chairperson’s place had not arisen or had ceased.
A person ceases to be an ordinary member if the person —
dies; or
resigns under regulation 7; or
is, according to the Interpretation Act 1984 section 13D, a bankrupt or a person whose affairs are under insolvency laws; or
is convicted of an offence punishable by imprisonment for more than 12 months; or
is removed from office by the Information Sharing Minister under regulation 8.
An ordinary member may resign from office by giving written notice to the Information Sharing Minister.
Subject to subregulation (3), the resignation takes effect when the Information Sharing Minister receives the notice.
If the notice specifies that the resignation takes effect on a day that is after the day on which the Information Sharing Minister receives the notice, the resignation takes effect on the specified day.
The Information Sharing Minister may, after consulting with the Privacy Minister, remove an ordinary member from office on any of the following grounds —
neglect of duty;
misconduct or incompetence;
mental or physical incapacity, other than temporary illness, impairing the member’s performance of their duties;
absence, without leave, from 3 consecutive meetings of which the member had notice.
An ordinary member is entitled to be paid any remuneration and allowances determined in relation to that member by the Information Sharing Minister on the recommendation of the Public Sector Commissioner.
The Committee may, on the terms and conditions determined by the Committee, grant an ordinary member leave to be absent from office.
The Information Sharing Minister may, on the terms and conditions determined by the Information Sharing Minister, grant an ordinary member leave to be absent from office.
The first meeting must be held at a time and place determined by the chairperson.
Subsequent meetings must be held at times and places determined by the Committee.
A special meeting of the Committee may at any time be convened by the chairperson.
If there are 4 or 5 Committee members, the quorum is 3.
If there are 6 or 7 Committee members, the quorum is 4.
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