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Board Committees

The Board has established several committees and has delegated some of its functions to those committees.

Administration Committee

The Administration Committee is responsible for overseeing and reporting to the Board on the Board's financial situation, operational policies and human resources.  It meets regularly by teleconference.

Convenor - Kiri Rikihana

Members - Damian Koppens, Ruth Spelman

CPD Accreditation Committee - Dispensing Opticians

This committee considers applications from providers for accreditation of activities for dispensing opticians to obtain CPD credits.

Convenor - John Billings

Members - Lorraine Helson, Steve Stenersen (co-copted), David Wilson (co-opted)

CPD Accreditation Committee - Optometrists

This committee considers applications from providers for accreditation of activities for optometrists to obtain CPD credits.

Convenor - Damian Koppems

Members - Andrew Black, Joanna Black (co-opted), Wilson Sue (co-opted).

Competence Review Committee (CRC)

The CRC oversees and reports to the Board on its key competence assurance activities including ordering competence reviews, self audits, and issuing of practising certificates.

Convenor - Kylie Dreaver

Members - John Billings, Andrew Black, Ruth Spelman, Richard Lobb, Damian Koppens, Lorraine Helson 

Health Committee

The Health Committee is established to manage concerns about individual practitioners' fitness to practise.  There is a standing convenor, and two Board members will be appointed by the convenor on a case-by-case basis to preserve the practitioner's confidentiality.

Registration Committee

The Registration Committee considers applications for registration that fall outside the delegations the Board has made to the Registrar.  Such applications are usually those where a practitioner has been unable to confirm they satisfy the requirements of section 16 of the Act.

Convenor - Richard Lobb

Members - Lorraine Helson, Damian Koppens, Kiri Rikihana 

Health Regulatory Authorities Secretariat (HRAS) Board

 Ruth Spelman is the Board's representaive on the HRAS Board, which provides secretariat support for this and four other health regulatory authorities.