Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Human Rights Act 1993

Human Rights Commission - Provisions relating to office holders

20F: Term of office

You could also call this:

"How long you get to hold a special job"

Illustration for Human Rights Act 1993

You hold the office for a term that is not longer than 5 years. The Governor-General decides this term when you are appointed. You can be reappointed from time to time. You stay in the office until someone else takes over, even if your term has ended, unless you leave or are removed under section 20G.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM304450.

This page was last updated on — View changes

Topics:
Government and voting > Government departmentsWork and jobs > Job licenses
Previous

20E: Service in office, or

"What 'Service in office' means in the Human Rights Act"

Next

20G: Vacation of office, or

"How to stop being in a important job"

Part 1Human Rights Commission
Provisions relating to office holders

20FTerm of office

  1. The office holder—

  2. holds the office for the term (not longer than 5 years) the Governor-General, on the recommendation of the Minister, specifies in the person's appointment; and
    1. may, from time to time, be reappointed; and
      1. unless he or she sooner vacates or no longer holds or is removed from the office under section 20G, continues in it until his or her successor comes into it, even though the term for which he or she was appointed has expired.

        Compare
        • 1971 No 150 s 12(1), (2)
        • 1977 No 49 s 8
        • 1985 No 23 s 3(1)
        Notes
        • Section 20F: inserted, on , by section 5 of the Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96).