Environment Commissioners

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member of Environment Court of New Zealand specialist judicial officer

Environment Commissioners are specialist members of New Zealand’s Environment Court who provide expert knowledge in areas such as environmental science, planning, and resource management to assist judges in deciding environmental and resource consent cases.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Environment Commissioner (New Zealand Environment Court)	48

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	member of Environment Court of New Zealand ⓘ specialist judicial officer ⓘ
appointedBy	Governor-General of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ
appointedOnAdviceOf	New Zealand Government NERFINISHED ⓘ
canBeReappointed	true ⓘ
contributesTo	written decisions of the Environment Court ⓘ
country	New Zealand ⓘ
decisionMakingPower	has equal vote with Environment Judge on questions of fact ⓘ may be overruled by Environment Judge on questions of law ⓘ sits as part of a panel with an Environment Judge ⓘ
employedBy	Environment Court of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ
fieldOfWork	Māori resource management perspectives ⓘ ecology ⓘ environmental engineering ⓘ environmental planning ⓘ environmental science ⓘ resource management ⓘ urban and regional planning ⓘ
jurisdiction	New Zealand environmental law ⓘ resource management matters in New Zealand ⓘ
languageOfWork	English ⓘ
legalBasis	Environment Court provisions of the Resource Management Act 1991 NERFINISHED ⓘ Resource Management Act 1991 NERFINISHED ⓘ
participatesIn	Environment Court hearings ⓘ enforcement proceedings under the Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ plan and policy statement appeal hearings ⓘ resource consent appeal hearings ⓘ
partOf	Environment Court of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ
primaryFunction	assist Environment Court judges in understanding complex environmental and resource management evidence ⓘ participate in hearing and determining appeals under the Resource Management Act 1991 ⓘ provide specialist technical and scientific expertise to the Environment Court ⓘ
relatedTo	Environment Judges of the Environment Court of New Zealand ⓘ Resource Management Act decision-making framework in New Zealand ⓘ
reportsTo	Principal Environment Judge of the Environment Court of New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ
requiredExpertise	professional qualifications or experience in planning, science, engineering, or resource management ⓘ substantial experience in environmental management or related disciplines ⓘ
roleInOrganization	expert member of Environment Court panels ⓘ
sector	judicial branch of government ⓘ
termLength	fixed term specified at appointment ⓘ
workLocation	Auckland NERFINISHED ⓘ Christchurch NERFINISHED ⓘ Wellington NERFINISHED ⓘ other hearing locations throughout New Zealand ⓘ
worksOn	appeals on designations and heritage orders ⓘ appeals on regional and district plans ⓘ appeals on resource consents ⓘ direct referrals of major projects to the Environment Court ⓘ environmental enforcement and compliance cases ⓘ

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Environment Court of New Zealand → composition → Environment Commissioners ⓘ