To develop and support strategies on behalf of Diving New Zealand (DNZ) to achieve:

• The development of divers at club and national high performance level
• The development of coaches at club and high performance level
• The development of judges and officials at club and high performance level
• The development of table officials at club and high performance level

• Subject to the requirements of the DNZ Constitution, the Board of DNZ, at its discretion, shall determine the composition of the Development Committee (the Committee), and appoint a convenor.

Note: The Chairman of the Board shall be an ex officio member of the Development Committee [ref: DNZ Constitution C18.1.3] but is not counted as a member for the purposes of establishing a quorum.

• In establishing the membership of the Committee the Board shall have regard to:
•    experience and expertise;
• willingness to work in a constructive and collegial manner with other Committee members and with the wider DNZ membership
• geographical spread;
• gender; and
• where practicable, avoidance of conflict(s) of interest
• A quorum for any Committee meeting shall be two thirds of the Committee membership.

• To develop divers, coaches, judges and officials and table officials at club and national high performance level.
• To organise and provide logistical, technical and management support to NZ representative, development and elite squads.
• To provide support and advice on areas relevant to development to the other DNZ Committees.
• To review from time to time the terms of reference for this Committee and providing any recommendations on this matter to the Board.
• To undertake such other actions or activities as may be authorised by the Board from time to time.

• The convenor of the Committee shall call a meeting of the Committee if so requested by a majority of the members of the Committee, or by the Board.

Note: Meetings may be held by telephone or other means of communication.  Ref: DNZ Constitution C19.7

• Minutes of the Committee meetings shall be taken.  Ref: DNZ Constitution C19.5
• The Committee shall provide such reports as the Board may require.