Real Estate Agents Act 2008

13 Membership of Authority

• (1) The Authority consists of no more than 7 members.

  (2) Members of the Authority are the board for the purposes of the Crown Entities Act 2004.

  (3) The Minister must appoint 1 member to be the chairperson of the board and that member must be a lawyer of not less than 7 years' legal experience.

  (4) The Minister must appoint at least 2 members who are licensees or former licensees.

  (5) The Minister must consult with REINZ when making the first appointment of licensees or former licensees under subsection (4).

  (6) In addition to the criteria for appointments set out in section 29 of the Crown Entities Act 2004, the Minister must, when making any appointment, consider the need for the Authority to represent the views of a broad range of interests, including consumer and industry interests.