TOR for Committees 01/08/01
The Admin Committee resolved to recommend to Council the following terms of references for the below Committees
Administration Committee
Responsibilities:
- Operational matters, finance, meeting organisation, staffing issues, liaison with other organisations, communications.
Powers:
- Delegated power to resolve all staffing issues except appointments, dismissals and changes in salaries in which case it recommends to Council.
- Power to approve expenditure of up to $5,000.
- General delegated power to act on behalf of Council in emergency situations where a quorum for Council can not be found in time.
- To create working groups in consultation with President
- To approve budgeted expenditure for Committee
Legal and Regulatory Committee
Responsibilities:
- Legal issues, political issues.
Powers:
- To create working groups in consultation with President
- To approve submissions to Government and Parliament on appropriate legislation
- To approve budgeted expenditure for Committee
ccTLD Oversight Committee
Responsibilities:
- All issues relating to InternetNZs stewardship of the dot nz top level domain including
Powers:
- To supervise the Office of the ccTLD Manager
- To set a budget for all ccTLD activities
- To recommend policy changes relating to the ccTLD
- To establish its own (sub) committees and working groups
Social Impact Committee
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for seminars, public meetings, education issues, and ThinkQuest co-ordination.
Powers:
- To create working groups in consultation with President
- To arrange appropriate seminars, meetings and conferences within the allocated budget
- To approve budgeted expenditure for Committee
International Affairs Committee
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for all international issues including but not restricted to ICANN.
Powers:
- To create working groups in consultation with President
- To propose to TOC policy positions on international issues
- To recommend which international bodies or groupings InternetNZ should belong to
- To approve budgeted expenditure for Committee (domestic expenses only)
Technical Committee
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for all technical issues, especially those relating to the dot nz domain name system.
Powers:
- To create working groups in consultation with President
- To propose to TOC policy on technical issues
- To be an advisory group to the Office of the ccTLD Manager on technical issues
- To approve budgeted expenditure for Committee
Shared Registration System Implementation Oversight Committee
Responsibilities:
- Responsible for overseeing the implementation of the Shared Registration System for dot nz.
Powers:
- To supervise the work of the SRS Implementation Manager
- To propose to TOC key structures, contracts and policies relating to the SRS.
- To approve budgeted expenditure for Committee up to $5,000
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Last updated 1 August 2001
