Elizabeth the Second, by the Grace of God Queen of
New Zealand and Her Other Realms and Territories, Head of the Commonwealth, Defender of the Faith:
To The Right Honourable Sir THOMAS EICHELBAUM, G.B.E., of Wellington, formerly Chief Justice of
New Zealand; JACQUELINE ALLAN, of Auckland, medical practitioner; JEAN SUTHERLAND FLEMING, of Dunedin, scientist; and the Right Reverend RICHARD RANDERSON, of Auckland, Bishop of the Anglican Church:
GREETING:
Whereas by Our Warrant, dated 8 May 20001, issued under the authority of the Letters Patent of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second constituting the office of Governor-General of New Zealand, dated 28 October 19832, and under the authority of and subject to the provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908, and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of New Zealand, we nominated, constituted, and appointed you, the said The Right Honourable Sir THOMAS EICHELBAUM, JACQUELINE ALLAN, JEAN SUTHERLAND FLEMING, and the Right Reverend RICHARD RANDERSON to be a Commission to inquire into, investigate, and report upon certain matters relating to genetic modification:
And whereas by Our said Warrant you are required to report to Her Excellency the Governor-General, not later than
1 June 2001, your findings and opinions on those matters, together with such recommendations as you think fit to make in respect of those matters:
And whereas it is expedient that the time for so reporting should be extended as hereinafter provided:
Now, therefore, We do by these presents extend, until
27 July 2001, the time within which you are so required to report without prejudice to the continuation of the liberty conferred on you by Our said Warrant to report your proceedings and findings from time to time if you should judge it expedient to do so:
And we do hereby confirm Our said Warrant, dated 8 May 20001, and the Commission constituted by that Warrant save as modified by these presents:
And, lastly, it is declared that these presents are issued under the authority of the Letters Patent of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second constituting the office of Governor-General of New Zealand, dated 28 October 19832, and under the authority of and subject to the provisions of the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908, and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council of New Zealand.
In Witness whereof We have caused these presents to be issued and the Seal of New Zealand to be hereunto affixed at Wellington this 14th day of May 2001.
Witness Our Trusty and Well-beloved The Honourable Dame Silvia Rose Cartwright, Chancellor and Principal Companion of Our New Zealand Order of Merit, Dame Commander of Our Most Excellent Order of the British Empire, Principal Companion of Our Service Order, Governor-General and Commander-in-Chief in and over New Zealand.
[L.S.]
SILVIA CARTWRIGHT, Governor-General.
By Her Excellency's Command-
JIM ANDERTON, for Prime Minister.
Approved in Council-
MARIE SHROFF, Clerk of the Executive Council.
1 New Zealand Gazette, 11 May 2000, No. 49, page 1072.
2 SR 1983/225.