Committee provides statistics advice
An independent committee, the Advisory Committee on Official Statistics (ACOS), was established in July to provide the Minister of Statistics and government with advice on official statistics.
The committee was established to make sure the collection and provision of statistics keeps pace with the continuing changes in society and the economy.
The committee is chaired by David Caygill, a former Minister of Finance and recent Chair of the Accident Compensation Commission. In addition, there are nine committee members: Professor Richard Bedford (Deputy Vice Chancellor, Research, Waikato University); Dr Peter Bushnell (Deputy Secretary to the Treasury); Dr Bryan Jenkins (Chief Executive, Environment Canterbury); Marcel Lauzière (Deputy Chief Executive, Ministry of Social Development); Jas McKenzie (former Secretary of Labour); Phil O’Reilly (Chief Executive, Business New Zealand); Roger Proctor (Group Manager, Ministry of Economic Development); Emeritus Professor Alastair Scott (Department of Statistics, Auckland University); Professor Linda Tuhiwai Smith (Joint Director, Ngā Pae o te Maramatanga, the National Institute of Research Excellence in Māori Development and Advancement, hosted by the University of Auckland). The Government Statistician, Brian Pink, is an ex-officio member.
For more information, go to www.statisphere.govt.nz.
