The following officers and committees of the Synod were appointed on Monday 28 October 1996.

1. Chairman of Committees: Mr Neil Cameron

2. Deputy Chairman of Committees: Mr Justice Ken Handley

3. Clerical Secretary: The Rev Barry Marsh

4. Lay Secretary: Mr Warren Gotley

5. Elections and Qualifications Committee: Archdeacon Alan Donohoo, Mr Ian Miller, Archdeacon Stan Skillicorn and Ms Rowena Whittle

6. Order of Business Committee: Mr Warren Gotley, the Rev Barry Marsh, Mrs Irene Marshall, Mr Tom Smith, Mr Robert Tong and Dr Ann Young

7. Minute Reading Committee: The Rev Laurie Davies, Assoc Prof Michael Horsburgh, the Rev Ian Mears, Archdeacon Dianne Nicolios and the Rev Jacqueline Stoneman

8. Committee re Matters Referred to in Presidential Address: Bishop Paul Barnett, the Rev Narelle Jarrett, the Rev Jim Ramsay and Deaconess Margaret Rodgers