Policy commission appointed

Press, 16 August 1976, Page 9

Policy commission appointed

(PA Wellington! The eight-member commis- j jsion for the future to study' and recommend long-term policy options has been an-' ■nounced by the Minister of 1 (National Development, (Mr: Taihoys). i The commission will be, .chaired by Professor .1. 1.. I Duncan, professor of chem I istry and head of the Chem-! listry Department at Victoria (University. Dr Duncan has] .been a member of the Nat-1 I ional Development Council I (for the last five years. Other members of the I commission are; Professor A. R. Frampton, professor of ! agricultural, economics and (farm management at Massey 'University; Dr R. O. H. Irveine, Vice-Chancellor at I Otago University; Miss B. A., 'Waken, head of programmej services of Radio New Zealand; Mr M. M. Latham, 1 director of planning, Auckland Regional Authority; Mr IN. Moller, a New Plymouth] ;chartered accountant: Mrs S.‘ ;R. Cartwright, a Hamilton (barrister and solicitor with! (the Minister of Broadcasting, Mr Templeton being the] ' Government representative |oa th* cammiaaioa. udl

IMr R. O. Douglas fManukau) 'the opposition representative. In a statement, Mr Talboys said ’bat the early work of the commission would include identification of the long-term policy areas which urgently needed clarifying. Reports would be publi'cally available and the commission would take action to ensure that they were properly debated in public, he said.