Section 19Part 2 — Registration and Administration
Advisory Committee
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19. (1) The members and former members of a pension plan, by the decision of a majority of them participating in a vote, may establish an advisory committee.
The inactive members of a pension plan are entitled to appoint at least one representative to the advisory committee.
An advisory committee may be established pursuant to subsection (1) to —
monitor the administration of the pension plan;
make recommendations to an administrator respecting the administration of the pension plan; and
promote awareness and understanding of a pension plan among members, former members and claimants of the plan and other persons receiving benefits under the pension plan.
An advisory committee or a member of the committee may examine the records of the administrator relating to the administration of the pension plan and the pension fund at the office of the administrator, and may make copies of the records, but shall not, without the written consent of a member, examine information relating to any member’s —
service;
salary;
pension benefits; or
other personal information.
Subsection (1) does not apply if the pension plan is administered by a pension committee and at least one-third of the members of the committee are appointed by members of the pension plan or where a plan is administered by a board of trustees. National Pensions Act (2024 Revision) Section 20 c Revised as at 31st December, 2023 Page 29
An administrator shall provide to an advisory committee or its representative such information as is under the control of the administrator and is required by the advisory committee or its representative for the purposes of the committee.