Human Rights Act 1993

8 Membership of Commission

• (1) The Commission consists of the following Human Rights Commissioners:

  • (a) a Commissioner appointed as the Chief Commissioner, whose office is a full-time one:

  • (b) a Commissioner appointed as the Race Relations Commissioner, whose office is also a full-time one:

  • (c) a Commissioner appointed as the Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner, whose office is also a full-time one:

  • (d) no more than 5 other Commissioners, whose offices are each part-time ones.

  (2) The Commissioners are the board for the purposes of the Crown Entities Act 2004.

  (3) The Chief Commissioner holds office as chairperson of the board for the purposes of the Crown Entities Act 2004 for the same term as he or she is Chief Commissioner.

  (4) Clauses 1 to 5 of Schedule 5 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 do not apply to the Commission.

  Compare: 1977 No 49 s 7(1)(a), (c), (ca), (d), (2); 1983 No 56 s 4(1), (2); 1991 No 132 s 3(1); 1993 No 35 s 2

  Section 8: substituted, on 1 January 2002, by section 5 of the Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96).

  Section 8(1)(c): brought into force, on 1 July 2002, by section 2(2) of the Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96).

  Section 8(2): substituted, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).

  Section 8(3): substituted, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).

  Section 8(4): added, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).