Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) - New Zealand Parliament

3632 Local Government (Auckland Reorganisation) Bill 16 May 2009
The question was put that the following amendment in the name of the Hon George
Hawkins to be agreed to:
to add the following new part:
Part 11
Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission
38 Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission Established
(1) The Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission is established immediately
before the commencement of this section and which shall have the jurisdiction
and powers conferred on it by or pursuant to this Act and any other Act.
(2) The Commission is independent from the Auckland Transition Agency.
39 Interpretation
For the purposes of this part, Auckland Transition Agency Review
Commission or Commission means the entity established by section 38.
40 Membership of the Auckland Transition Agency Review Commission
The Commission shall consist of the following members:
(a) a Chair of the Commission:
(b) five Commissioners.
41 Eligibility for appointment as Chair of the Commission
(1) A person shall not be appointed or hold office as Chair of the Commission unless
he or she is, or is eligible to be, a District Court Judge. If an appointee is not a
District Court Judge at the time of appointment as a Commissioner, he or she
shall be appointed as a District Court Judge at that time.
42 Eligibility for Commissioner
When considering whether a person is suitable to be appointed as a
Commissioner 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—
(a) economic, commercial, and business affairs, local government, and
community affairs:
(b) planning, resource management, and heritage protection:
(c) environmental science, including the physical and social sciences:
(d) architecture, engineering, surveying, minerals technology, and building
construction:
(da) alternative dispute resolution processes:
(e) matters relating to the Treaty of Waitangi and kaupapa Maori.
43 Appointment of Commissioners
(1) The Governor-General may, on the recommendation of the Attorney-General,
after consultation with the Prime Minister, the Minister for Local Government
and the Minister of Māori affairs, appoint a person as the Chair of the
Commission.
(2) The Commissioners shall hold office for the duration of the transition period.
44 Oath of office
A person appointed as a Commissioner shall, before undertaking any duties as
such, take an oath of office that he or she will honestly and impartially perform
the duties of the office.
45 Special advisors
(1) The Chair may appoint as a special advisor a person who is able to assist the
Commission in a proceeding before it.
(2) A special advisor is not a member of the Commission but may sit with it and
assist it in any way the Commission determines.
46 Registrar and other officers
(1) The Commission—
(a) shall have a Registrar; and
(aa) may have 1 or more Deputy Registrars; and
(b) may have other persons to assist it in an administrative capacity.
(2) The Registrar, a Deputy Registrar, and every other person assisting the
Commission shall—