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Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

New Zealand Council of Legal Education

282: Membership

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The New Zealand Council of Legal Education has members from different groups. You have judges, lawyers, and law students on the Council. The Council also includes deans from universities like the University of Auckland. The members come from various places, including the courts and universities. You have the Chief Justice nominating some members and the Minister of Justice nominating others. Some members are appointed by the Governor-General, on the advice of the Attorney-General. The Council has a specific number of members from each group, like two judges and five members from the New Zealand Law Society. You can find more information about the Council by looking at the Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006. The Council's membership is set out in the Act, which you can read online.

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Part 8New Zealand Council of Legal Education

282Membership

  1. The Council comprises—

  2. 2 Judges of the High Court nominated by the Chief Justice:
    1. a District Court Judge, nominated by the Chief District Court Judge:
      1. 5 members nominated by the Council of the New Zealand Law Society:
        1. the Dean of the Faculty or School of Law of each of the following universities, namely, the University of Auckland, the Auckland University of Technology, the University of Waikato, the Victoria University of Wellington, the University of Canterbury, and the University of Otago:
          1. 2 members nominated by the Council of the New Zealand Law Students' Association Incorporated:
            1. 1 member (not being a practitioner or a law student) nominated by the Minister of Justice:
              1. not more than 1 member nominated by the Council.

                1. All members of the Council other than those referred to in subsection (1)(d) are appointed by the Governor-General, on the advice of the Attorney-General.

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                • Section 282(1)(d): amended, on , by section 26 of the Lawyers and Conveyancers Amendment Act 2012 (2012 No 92).