Council

The Council has the primary governance role in the Royal New Zealand College of General Practitioners.The Council formulates policy and instigates and monitors actions to fulfil the objectives of the College. The Council may delegate any of its functions to committees, which shall conform to any regulations that may be imposed on them by the Council.

The Voting Members of the Council are:

• President of the College, who must be a Fellow
• Deputy President, who must be a Fellow
• Two Representatives from each Faculty
• Up to three Chairpersons of Council Standing Committees as determined by the Council

The Non-Voting members are:

• Chief Executive Officer and
• Officers Elect

At specified times, the Council may be joined by:

The President Elect and the Deputy President Elect

These occasional members have attendance and speaking rights but not voting rights.