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Resource Management Act 1991

Environment Court - Environment Commissioners and Deputy Environment Commissioners

254: Appointment of Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner

You could also call this:

“The Governor-General chooses an Environment Commissioner to help look after New Zealand's environment for up to 5 years.”

The Governor-General can appoint someone as an Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner for up to 5 years. You might wonder who helps the Governor-General make this decision - it’s the Attorney-General, who talks to the Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Māori Development first. The Governor-General makes the appointment based on this recommendation.

When an Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner’s term ends, they can be reappointed as many times as needed. You can have many Environment Commissioners or Deputy Environment Commissioners working at the same time.

If someone’s term as an Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner ends and they are not reappointed, they can keep working until someone new takes their place.

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Part 11 Environment Court
Environment Commissioners and Deputy Environment Commissioners

254Appointment of Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner

  1. The Governor-General may, on the recommendation of the Attorney-General, after consultation with the Minister for the Environment and the Minister for Māori Development, appoint a person as an Environment Commissioner or a Deputy Environment Commissioner of the Environment Court for a period not exceeding 5 years.

  2. A person may be reappointed as an Environment Commissioner or a Deputy Environment Commissioner any number of times.

  3. At any one time any number of Environment Commissioners or Deputy Environment Commissioners may hold office.

  4. If an Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner is not reappointed, he or she may continue in office until his or her successor comes into office, notwithstanding that the term for which he or she was appointed may have expired.

Notes
  • Section 254 heading: amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(c) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
  • Section 254(1): amended, on , by section 73 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2020 (2020 No 30).
  • Section 254(1): amended, on , by section 5 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 46).
  • Section 254(1): amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(a) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
  • Section 254(1): amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(c) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
  • Section 254(2): amended, on , pursuant to section 6(2)(c) of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
  • Section 254(3): replaced, on , by section 9 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).
  • Section 254(4): inserted, on , by section 9 of the Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).