Section 254 — Resource Management Act 1991: Appointment of Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner

254 Appointment of Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner (1) The Governor-General may, on the recommendation of the Attorney-General, after consultation with the Minister for the Environment and the Minister of Maori Affairs, appoint a person as an Environment Commissioner or a Deputy Environment Commissioner of the Environment Court for a period not exceeding 5 years. (2) A person may be reappointed as an Environment Commissioner or a Deputy Environment Commissioner any number of times. (3) At any one time any number of Environment Commissioners or Deputy Environment Commissioners may hold office. (4) If an Environment Commissioner or Deputy Environment Commissioner is not reappointed, he or she may continue in office until his or her successor comes into office, notwithstanding that the term for which he or she was appointed may have expired. Subsection (1) was amended, as from 20 May 2004, by section 5 Resource Management Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 46) by substituting the words “ Attorney-General ” for the words “ Minister of Justice ” . Subsection (3) was substituted, as from 2 September 1996, by section 9 Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160). Subsection (4) was inserted, as from 2 September 1996, by section 9 Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160). The words “ Environment Court ” in subsection (1) were substituted, as from 2 September 1996, for the words “ Planning Tribunal ” pursuant to section 6(2)(a) Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160). The words “ Environment Commissioner ” and “ Deputy Environment Commissioner ” in subsections (1) and (2) were substituted, as from 2 September 1996, for the words “ Planning Commissioner ” and “ Deputy Planning Commissioner ” pursuant to section 6(2)(c) Resource Management Amendment Act 1996 (1996 No 160).