Te Korowai o Ngāruahine Trust Deed Voting Information

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years of an offence punishable by more than three years imprisonment (unless that person is an eligible individual for the purposes of the Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004);

viii. have been removed as a Trustee under clause 26.3 or paragraph 7 of this Schedule within the past three years; and

ix. has done anything or been associated with any group where that action or association may bring NgÄ ruahine into disrepute (any allegation that a nominee is disqualified under this paragraph 1.1bix must be dealt with in accordance with clause 26 as if the nominee was a Trustee).

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Elections

2.1 Frequency and timing of Elections The Board must ensure that an Election is held within three years of the previous Election. The persons elected to office at each Election will become Trustees upon the existing Trustees ceasing to hold office in accordance with paragraph 3.1 of this Schedule.

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Term of office

3.1 Term of office The Trustees appointed from time to time will hold office for a term of not more than three years and will be appointed to hold office and cease holding office (unless the Trustee is re-elected) at the relevant Election:

a. on the later of the date on which:

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i. the result of a voting process in the Election is certified by the Chief Returning Officer in accordance with paragraph 7.3 of Schedule 4; or ii. if the Election is subject to a review

under paragraph 6 of this Schedule, (subject to the outcome of that review) five Working Days after the outcome of that review is notified to the Trust; or

b. if the Election is subject to a review and the review is not completed within 20 Working Days of the appointment of the Electoral Review Committee, then:

i. the term of office of all Trustees ceasing to hold office at that Election will end; and ii. the term of office of all Trustees elected at that Election (and who are not the subject of the review) will commence, 25 Working Days after the appointment of the Electoral Review Committee; or

c. if the Election is subject to a review that:

i. is not completed within 20 Working Days of the appointment of the Electoral Review Committee; and ii. does not relate to any particular Trustee elected at the Election but instead relates to the conduct of the Election itself, then the term of office of all Trustees ceasing to hold office at that Election will end and the term of office of all Trustees elected at that Election will commence 25 Working Days after the appointment of the Electoral Review Committee with those new Trustees, until: i. the Election under review is confirmed; or ii. any further Election that may be required as a result of the review is completed, having no power to act other than to complete all matters relating to the review of the Election or, if applicable, completion of that further Election.


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