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15 May 2025
John Luke
Our ref: OIA 121494
[FYI request #30761 email]
Tēnā koe Mr Luke
Official Information Act request: Statutory vacancies
Thank you for your further request of 17 April 2025, requesting additional information about
statutory vacancies, under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the Act). Specifically, you
requested:
“Attached is an indicative list of the roles that wil expire in the period ending December
2026…”
…please kindly separate it to ending December 2026 and ending December 2025.
With in the list I particularly interest to know the expire date for the following, can you
please provide them, Thank you.
•
Legal Complaints Review Officer (LCRO)
•
2 LCRO’s & 3 Deputy LCROs
•
NZ Lawyers & Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal
•
Deputy Chair & 3 lay members
In response to your request, please find attached the following appendices:
• Appendix I – a list of bodies with appointments ending prior to December 2025 and
prior to December 2026.
• Appendix II – the expiry dates for the appointments to the Office of the Legal
Complaints Review Of icer and the NZ Lawyers & Conveyancers Disciplinary
Tribunal.
Please note that this response, with your personal details removed, may be published on the
Ministry website at:
Of icial Information Act responses | New Zealand Ministry of Justice
Nāku noa, nā
Edrick Child
Chief Legal Counsel
APPENDIX I
1982
LEGAL COMPLAINTS REVIEW OFFICER
ACT
Appointee
Expiry date
Mr Rex MAIDMENT
(Legal Complaints Review Officer)
4 May 2025
Mr Fraser GOLDSMITH
(Legal Complaints Review Officer)
17 May 2025
Mr Robert HESKETH
(Deputy Legal Complaints Review Officer)
26 October 2025
Gaye Michelle TAYLOR
INFORMATION
(Deputy Legal Complaints Review Officer)
17 May 2026
Mr Owen VAUGHAN
(Deputy Legal Complaints Review Officer)
26 October 2025
OFFICIAL
THE
UNDER
RELEASED
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APPENDIX I
1982
NZ LAWYERS & CONVEYANCERS DISCIPLINARY TRIBUNAL
Appointee
Expiry date
ACT
Judge Dale CLARKSON
(Chairperson)
Appointment in carry-over
Judge John ADAMS
(Deputy Chairperson)
15 April 2025
Ms Karissa HYDE
(Member)
Appointment in carry-over
Ms Amanda KINZETT
(Member)
Appointment in carry-over
Mr Hector MATTHEWS
INFORMATION
(Member)
4 May 2025
Mr Brian MCCULLOCH
(Member)
8 October 2027
Ms Marjorie NOBLE
(Member)
8 October 2027
Mr Kenneth RAURETI
OFFICIAL
(Member)
3 June 2027
Professor Dugald SCOTT
(Member)
8 October 2027
THE
Ms Susanna STUART
(Member)
4 May 2025
Dr Daniel TULLOCH
(Member)
8 October 2027
Ms Judith VARCOE UNDER
(Member)
8 October 2027
Ms Pele WALKER
(Member)
4 May 2025
RELEASED
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APPENDIX I
Statutory bodies whose appointments are managed by the Ministry
Minister of Justice appointments
Appointments Expiry
2025
2026
Additional Members of the High Court – Land
Valuation
ACT 1982
Alcohol Regulatory and Licensing Authority
x
x
Canterbury Earthquakes Insurance Tribunal
Chief Victims Advisor to Government
Community Magistrates
x
x
Criminal Cases Review Commission
x
x
Criminal Justice Assistance Reimbursement
Assessor
Customs Appeal Authority
x
Director – Human Rights Proceedings
Disputes Tribunal
x
x
Electoral Commission
Human Rights Commission
Human Rights Review Tribunal
INFORMATION
Immigration Advisors Complaints and
Disciplinary Tribunal
x
Immigration and Protection Tribunal
x
x
Independent Police Conduct Authority
International Centre for Settlement of Investment
Disputes – Panel of Arbitrators
x
Inspector-General of Defence
Land Valuation Tribunal
x
x
Law Commission
x
x
Legal Aid Tribunal
x
Legal Complaints Review Officer
x
x
Ministerial Advisory Group for Victims of Retail
Crime
NZ Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary
Tribunal
x
Privacy Commissioner
Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority
x
Public Protection Order Review Panel
Real Estate Agents Authority
Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal
Representation Commission
(Legal Aid) Review Authority
x
Secondhand Dealers and Pawnbrokers
Licensing Authority
Taxation Review Authority
x
Technical Advisors Panel (Harmful Digital
Communications)
RELEASED UNDER THE OFFICIAL
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APPENDIX I
Minister of Justice appointments
Appointments Expiry
2025
2026
Tenancy Tribunal
x
x
Trans-Tasman Occupations Tribunal
x
Visiting Justices
x
Weathertight Homes Tribunal
x
ACT 1982
Attorney-General appointments
Appointments Expiry
2025
2026
Coroners
x
x
District Court
Environment Court
x
x
Family Court Associates
Judicial Conduct Commissioner
x
NZ Parole Board
x
x
INFORMATION
RELEASED UNDER THE OFFICIAL
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