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(1) The members of the Authority shall be appointed by the Minister having regard to the interests of conservation, natural earth and marine sciences, and recreation, and the Authority shall consist of—
(a) Two persons appointed after consultation with the Minister of Maori Affairs:
(b) Two persons appointed after consultation with the Minister of Tourism:
(c) One person appointed after consultation with the Minister of Local Government:
(ca) One person nominated by Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu (as established by section 6 of Te Runanga o Ngai Tahu Act 1996):
(d) One person appointed on the recommendation of the Royal Society of New Zealand:
(e) One person appointed on the recommendation of the Royal Forest and Bird Protection Society of New Zealand Incorporated:
(f) One person appointed on the recommendation of the Federated Mountain Clubs of New Zealand Incorporated:
(g) Four persons appointed following public notice given in accordance with subsection (2) of this section.
(2) Every notice required by subsection (1)(g) of this section shall—
(a) State the number of appointments intended to be made to the Authority:
(b) Call for nominations for membership of the Authority to be sent to the Minister:
(c) State a date, being not less than 28 days after the date of the first publication of the notice, after which the Minister may decline to accept such nominations:
(d) Be published—
(i) At least twice in a daily newspaper circulating in each of the cities of Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington, Christchurch, and Dunedin; and
(ii) In such other communications media and on such occasions as the Minister may direct.
(3) Every appointment of a member of the Authority shall be made by notice published in the Gazette, and shall take effect from the date of such notice or such later date as may be specified in the notice.
(4) No person employed by the Department shall be eligible for appointment as a member of the Authority.
This Part, except sections 6A and 6L, was inserted, as from 10 April 1990, by section 5 Conservation Law Reform Act 1990 (1990 No 31).
Subsection (1)(ca) was inserted, as from 1 October 1998, by section 272(1) Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act 1998 (1998 No 97). See section 272(2) of that Act as to the person to be appointed pursuant to subsection (1)(c) having to be appointed within 6 months after the settlement date. See clause 2 Ngai Tahu Claims Settlement Act Commencement Order 1998 (SR 1998/295).
Subsection (2)(d) was substituted, as from 7 May 1999, by section 2 Conservation Amendment Act 1999 (1999 No 30).