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167: Appointment of members
or “The Governor-General chooses people to be part of the Authority when the Minister suggests them.”
You could also call this:

“Members promise to do their job fairly and honestly before they start work.”

If you become a member of the Employment Relations Authority, you must make a promise before you start your job. This promise is called an oath. You need to swear or affirm this oath in front of a judge. In the oath, you promise to do your job as a member of the Authority fairly and without taking sides. You also promise to do your duties properly. You can’t start working for the Authority until you’ve made this promise.

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Next up: 169: Term of office

or “How long someone can work for the Employment Relations Authority and if they can work there again”
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Part 10 Institutions
Employment Relations Authority

168Oath of office

  1. Each member of the Authority must, before entering on the exercise of any of his or her functions as a member of the Authority, swear or affirm before a Judge of the court that the member of the Authority will faithfully and impartially perform his or her duties as a member of the Authority.

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  • 1991 No 22 s 82(3)