1	Title
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3	Amendments to Constitution of New Zealand Law Society
	Schedule Amendments to Constitution of New Zealand Law Society
	Explanatory note
	Administrative Information

1 Title

This legislative instrument is the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act (Lawyers) Amendments to Constitution 2020.

2 Commencement

This legislative instrument comes into force on the day after the date of its notification in the Gazette.

3 Amendments to Constitution of New Zealand Law Society

(1)

Part 1 of the Schedule sets out amendments—

(a)

to the Constitution of the New Zealand Law Society (the Constitution) as made by the Society on 18 July 2008; and

(b)

adopted by the Society on 15 October 2020.

(2)

Part 2 of the Schedule sets out amendments to the Constitution that are consequential to the amendments made by the Society on 15 October 2020.

Schedule Amendments to Constitution of New Zealand Law Society

cl 3

Part 1Amendments adopted by Society on 15 October 2020

Part B, rule 4.1

In rule 4.1(g), replace “.” with “:”.

After rule 4.1(g), insert:

(h)

a representative of Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa (the Māori Law Society):

(i)

a representative of the Pacific Lawyers Association.

Part 2Consequential amendments

Part B, rule 1.1

In rule 1.1, definition of constituent, replace “rule 4.1(f) and (g)” with “rule 4.1(f) to (i)”.

Part B, rule 4.4

In rule 4.4, replace “or (g)” with “(g), (h), or (i)”.

Part B, rule 7.8

In rule 7.8(b), replace “or (g)” with “(g), (h), or (i)”.

Dated at Wellington this 9th day of December 2020.

Arti Chand,
Wellington Vice-President.

Helen Morgan-Banda,
Executive Director.

Explanatory note

This legislative instrument, which amends the Constitution of the New Zealand Law Society (the Constitution) comes into force on the day after the date of its notification in the Gazette.

Part 1 of the Schedule sets out amendments to Part B of the Constitution to reflect a resolution of the Council of the Law Society made on 15 October 2020 to include representatives of Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa (the Māori Law Society) and the Pacific Lawyers Association as members of the Council.

Part 2 of the Schedule consequentially amends Part B of the Constitution to ensure that representatives of Te Hunga Rōia Māori o Aotearoa and the Pacific Lawyers Association are in the same position as the other constituent members of the Council.

Issued under the authority of the Legislation Act 2012.

Date of notification in Gazette: 17 December 2020.

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