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Resource Management Act 1991

Environment Court - Environment Commissioners and Deputy Environment Commissioners

253: Eligibility for appointment as Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner

You could also call this:

“Who can be an Environment Commissioner: what skills and knowledge are needed?”

When you are thinking about who can be an Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner, you need to consider if they have the right mix of knowledge and experience. The Attorney-General looks for people with knowledge and experience in areas like economic and business affairs, local government, and community affairs. They also look for knowledge and experience in planning, resource management, and heritage protection.

You also need people with knowledge and experience in environmental science, including the physical and social sciences. The Attorney-General considers people with backgrounds in architecture, engineering, surveying, minerals technology, and building construction. They look for people who know about alternative dispute resolution processes.

The Attorney-General also thinks about people who understand the Treaty of Waitangi and kaupapa Maori. This helps ensure the Environment Court has a good mix of skills and knowledge to make informed decisions. The goal is to have a court that can handle the different matters that come before it.

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Part 11 Environment Court
Environment Commissioners and Deputy Environment Commissioners

253Eligibility for appointment as Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner

  1. When considering whether a person is suitable to be appointed as an Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner of the Environment Court, the Attorney-General shall have regard to the need to ensure that the court possesses a mix of knowledge and experience in matters coming before the court, including knowledge and experience in—

  2. economic, commercial, and business affairs, local government, and community affairs:
    1. planning, resource management, and heritage protection:
      1. environmental science, including the physical and social sciences:
        1. architecture, engineering, surveying, minerals technology, and building construction:
          1. alternative dispute resolution processes:
            1. matters relating to the Treaty of Waitangi and kaupapa Maori.

              Notes
              • Section 253 heading: amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(c) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
              • Section 253: amended, on , by section 4 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 77).
              • Section 253: amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(a) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
              • Section 253: amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(c) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
              • Section 253(da): inserted, on , by section 8 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).