New Zealand Legislation: Acts

8 Membership

• (1) The Electoral Commission shall consist of—

  • (a) the Secretary for Justice:

  • (b) the Chief Judge of the Maori Land Court:

  • (c) 1 person who shall be appointed by the Governor-General:

  • (d) 1 person who shall be—

    • (i) a Judge of the District Court or of the High Court or of the Court of Appeal or of the Supreme Court; or

    • (ii) a retired Judge of any of the courts specified in subparagraph (i).

  (2) The person who holds office under subsection (1)(d) shall be appointed from a list of 3 persons nominated for the purpose by the Chief Justice, and shall be appointed as the President of the Commission.

  (2A) The person who holds office under subsection (1)(d) is also the chairperson of the Commission, despite clause 1(2) of Schedule 5 of the Crown Entities Act 2004.

  (2B) The members of the Commission are the board for the purposes of section 10 of the Crown Entities Act 2004.

  (3) The person who holds office under section 8(1)(c) is the chief executive of the Commission.

  (3A) That person is not an employee of the Commission, despite section 10 of the Crown Entities Act 2004.

  (4) [Repealed]

  (5) [Repealed]

  Section 8(1)(d): substituted, on 6 December 1995, by section 5 of the Electoral Amendment Act (No 2) 1995 (1995 No 61).

  Section 8(1)(d)(i): amended, on 1 January 2004, by section 48(1) of the Supreme Court Act 2003 (2003 No 53).

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

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

  Section 8(2B): inserted, 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(3A): inserted, on 25 January 2005, by section 200 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).

  Section 8(4): repealed, on 20 December 2007, by section 7(1) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 113).

  Section 8(5): repealed, on 20 December 2007, by section 7(2) of the Electoral Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 113).