The following officers and committees of the Synod were appointed on Monday 12 October 1998.

1. Chairman of Committees: Mr Neil Cameron

2. Deputy Chairman of Committees: Mr Peter Kell (12-20 October 1998), Justice PETER YOUNG and Mr Robert Tong (15 December 1998)

3. Elections and Qualifications Committee: Archdeacon Alan Donohoo, Mr Ian Miller, Archdeacon Peter Smart, Ms Rowena Whittle

4. Order of Business Committee: The Rev Dane Courtney, Archdeacon Trevor Edwards, Mrs Irene Marshall, the Rev Chris Moroney, Mr MARK PAYNE, Mr Robert Tong and Dr Ann Young

5. Minute Reading Committee: Mr Greg Brian, Assoc Prof Michael Horsburgh, Mr Grant Maple, the Rev Ian Mears, Archdeacon Dianne Nicolios and the Rev Jacqueline Stoneman

6. Committee re Matters Referred to in Presidential Address: Bishop Paul Barnett, Archdeacon Geoff Huard, the Rev Narelle Jarrett, the Rev John Livingstone and Deaconess Margaret Rodgers