NGO Working Group election process - register your agency now

Health and Disability NGO Working Group ,

The NGO Working Group has asked the NGO desk to pass on the following information about the registration process for the upcoming NGO Working Group elections.

H&D Sector NGO-MoH Forum Working Group election, 2007

The H&D Sector NGO-MoH Forum was set up in 2002 as an NGO and Ministry of Health (MoH) response to the 2001 “Statement of Government Intentions for an Improved Community-Government Relationship”. The “executive” arm of this Forum is the Working Group. The Working Group consists of 2 invited representatives from the MoH and 2 or 3 elected representatives from each of the Health and Disability sub-sectors. Each year there are 1, 2 or 3 positions from each sub-sector open for nomination for either a 1 year or 2 year term.

To nominate candidates and to be eligible to vote in the election, an NGO must be registered.

Is your organisaiton registered to vote? Do we have your correct details?

A list of those NGOs who are currently registered to vote, the sectors in which they are registered to vote and the name of the primary contact person in that organisation is attached to this email. Please check it to see if your organisation is registered to vote and if the NGO Working Group has the correct details for your organisation, for the sub-sectors you wish to vote in and for the primary contact person.

Who is the primary contact person?

The primary contact person listed on the NGO register is the person who will be sent the voting form for NGO Working Group elections which will be held after the Forum in October / November.

What is a sub-sector?

An NGO organisation can vote for candidates in up to 2 sub-sectors. These should be areas in which your NGO holds contracts or is actively providing services.

Definition of who can register

NGOs can register if they fall within the following definition:

“In the context of the relationship between the Health and Disability NGOs and the Ministry of Health, NGOs include independent community and iwi/Māori organisations operating on a not-for-profit basis, which bring a value to society that is distinct from both government and the market. In reality this will mean that any profits are put back into the organisation, rather than distributed to shareholders.

Some organisations identify closer with other categories, for example third sector organisations, voluntary organisations, community organisation etc, rather than under an NGO category. For the purposes of the relationship between the Health and Disability NGOs and the Ministry of Health, an "NGO" includes all these types of organisations.”

What should you do if your organisation is not on the list at all?

If your organisation is not on the list and you want to register your organisation (so that you can nominate candidates and vote in the NGO Working Group elections) please complete the attached registration form and return to the NGO Secretariat (details at the bottom of this notice).

What should you do if your organisation is registered but there is no primary contact person named on the register?

You will need to fill in the attached registration form with the correct name and contact details (including email) for the primary contact person and return to the NGO Secretariat (details at the bottom of this notice).

What should you do if your organisation is registered but the primary contact person named is incorrect?

You will need to fill in the attached registration form with the correct name and contact details (including email) for the primary contact person and return to the NGO Secretariat (details at the bottom of this notice).

What should you do if the sub-sectors listed are incorrect?

You will need to fill in a registration form with the revised sub-sectors and return to the NGO Secretariat (details at the bottom of this notice).

What to do if all details are corect?

If all the details are correct you do not need to do anything at this time.

Registrations should be sent to:

Muno Richards
NGO Working Group secretariat
c/o 83 Frobisher St Island Bay Wellington
Email munoandyrichards@xtra.co.nz

Nominations for candidates will be called for next week. Registrations and nominations will be validated at the October Forum. A postal election will then be held (by email) during October/ November 2007.

The NGO page on the MoH website (www.moh.govt.nz/ngo) contains more information on the Forum and Working Group.

More details about the representation process are provided in a background paper attached to this email.

 

 

Contact person	Julie Patterson
Postal address
Phone	(04) 496 2306
Email	Julie_Patterson@moh.govt.nz
Website address	http://www.moh.govt.nz/ngo
Submitted by	Ns