Section Sch1-1 — Human Rights Act 1993: General manager: appointment, term of office, and conditions

1 General manager: appointment, term of office, and conditions (1) The General manager— (a) is appointed by the Chief Human Rights Commissioner, after consultation with the Commission, under section 18 , and his or her office is a full-time one; and (b) holds the office for the term (not longer than 5 years) and under the conditions specified in his or her appointment; and (c) may, from time to time, be reappointed; and (d) unless he or she sooner vacates or no longer holds or is removed from the office, continues in it until his or her successor comes into it, even though the term for which he or she was appointed has expired. (2) Subclause (1) is subject to section 117 of the Crown Entities Act 2004 . (3) In the case of absence from duty of the General manager (for any reason) or on the occurrence of a vacancy in that position (for any reason) and while the absence or vacancy continues, all or any of the powers and duties of the General manager may be exercised and performed by any other employee of the Commission for the time being directed by the Chief Commissioner (after consultation by the Chief Commissioner with the Commission) to exercise and perform them, whether the direction has been given before the absence or vacancy occurs or while it continues. (4) No direction given under subclause (3) and no acts done by any employee of the Commission acting under that direction may in any proceedings be questioned on the ground that— (a) the occasion for the direction had not arisen or had ceased; or (b) that the employee has not been appointed to the position of General manager. Subclause (2) was substituted, as from 25 January 2005, by section 200 Crown Entities Act 2004 (2004 No 115).