New Zealand Legislation: Acts

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

  Sections 5 to 13 were substituted, as from 1 January 2002, by section 5 Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96). See section 2(2) of that Act as to section 8(1)(c) coming into force on 1 July 2002.

  Subsections (2) and (3) were substituted, as from 25 January 2005, by section 200 Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).

  Subsection (4) was inserted, as from 25 January 2005, by section 200 Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).