Nature and membership of Commission

Nature and membership of Commission, and board's role

15. Commission is body corporate (Repealed)

16. Capacity and powers (Repealed)

[17. Commission is Crown entity

1. The Commission is a Crown entity for the purposes of section 7 of the Crown Entities Act 2004.
2. The Crown Entities Act 2004 applies to the Commission excpet to the extent that this Act expressly provides otherwise.]

[18. Membership of Commission

1. The Commission consists of no more than 7, and no less than 3, members.
2. The Minister must appoint one member to be Chief Commissioner.
3. the Minister may appoint one member to be Deputy Chief Commissioner.
4. The Chief Commissioner is the chairperson of the board of the Commission, and the Deputy Chief Commissioner (if any) is the deputy chairperson of that board, for the purposes of clause 1 of Schedule 5 of the Crown Entities Act 2004.
5. In addition to the appointment processes and criteria in sections 28 and 29 of the Crown Entities Act 2004, the Minister must:
   1. before appointing a member, notify a vacancy in a manner that enables suitably qualified individuals to apply for appointment; and
   2. in appointing a member, take into account the need for Commissioners to have among them a breadth of experience and expertise, and knowledge of, or experience in,-
      1. different aspects of matters likely to come before the Commission; and
      2. the needs and aspirations (including life experiences) of different communities of interest and population groups in New Zealand society.]

19. Board's role (Repealed)

20. Further provisions relating to members and board (Repealed)

21. Accountability of members to Minister (Repealed)