New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

16 Criteria to be applied in appointing lawyer and conveyancing practitioner members

• (1) To be eligible for appointment as a conveyancing practitioner member of the Standards Committee, a person must have experience in providing conveyancing services for a period or periods aggregating not less than 5 years.

  (2) To be eligible for appointment as a lawyer member of the Standards Committee, a person must have practised as a lawyer for a period or periods aggregating not less than 5 years.

  (3) In appointing any lawyer member or conveyancing practitioner member of the Standards Committee, the Board must have regard, among other things, to—

  • (a) the person's personal attributes; and

  • (b) the person's ability by reason of his or her skill, experience, and judgement to deal with and make appropriate decisions in respect of complaints.