The Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) is a statutory select committee of the New Zealand Parliament, currently governed under the Intelligence and Security Act (2017). It is the parliamentary oversight committee that manages New Zealand's intelligence agencies and examines issues relating to their efficacy and efficiency, budgetary matters, and policies.
The ISC consists of the Prime Minister, the Leader of the Opposition, two or three (currently three) further MPs nominated by the Prime Minister, and two further MP nominated by the Leader of the Opposition. The committee meets much more rarely than ordinary Select Committees, however — according to some claims in 2006, for less than an hour each year.Locke, Keith (22 March 2006). "General Debate: Intelligence and Security Committee ". The Green Party of Aotearoa New Zealand.Mark Lowenthal, Intelligence: From Secrets to Policy, fifth edition (Thousand Oaks, California: CQ Press, 2012), p.372
Membership, 54th Parliament The following table lists the membership of the committee during the 54th Parliament:
New Zealand House Intelligence and Security Committee Majority: Government (4/3) Party Member Electorate Christopher Luxon (Chairperson) Botany Judith Collins Papakura Winston Peters List (1) Brooke van Velden Tāmaki Chris Hipkins Remutaka Priyanca Radhakrishnan List (15) Teanau Tuiono List (5)
Membership, 53rd Parliament The following table lists the membership of the committee during the 53rd Parliament:
New Zealand House Intelligence and Security Committee Majority: Government (4/3) Party Member Electorate Chris Hipkins (Chairperson) Remutaka Andrew Little List (7) Nanaia Mahuta Hauraki-Waikato James Shaw List (2) Christopher Luxon Botany Gerry Brownlee List (2) Nicola Willis List (13)
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