Section 20F — Human Rights Act 1993: Term of office

20F Term of office The office holder— (a) 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 (b) may, from time to time, be reappointed; and (c) 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) Sections 20A to 20H were inserted, as from 1 January 2002, by section 5 Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96).