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 Honourable PETER SALMON, Q.C., of Auckland, retired High Court Judge; Dame MARGARET BAZLEY,
of Wellington, retired public servant; and DAVID SHAND,
of Auckland, consultant:
GREETING:
Whereas by Our Warrant, dated 30 October 20071, 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 Honourable PETER SALMON, DAME MARGARET BAZLEY, and DAVID SHAND to be a Commission to receive representations on, inquire into, investigate, and report upon certain matters relating to the local government arrangements that are required in the Auckland region over the foreseeable future:
And whereas by Our said Warrant you are required to
report to His Excellency the Governor-General, not later than 1 December 2008, your findings and opinions on those matters, together with any recommendations that 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
31 March 2009, 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
30 October 2007, 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 1983, 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 9th day of September 2008.
Witness Our Trusty and Well-beloved The Right Honourable Dame Sian Elias, Principal Companion of Our New Zealand Order of Merit, Chief Justice of New Zealand, Administrator of the Government.
[L.S.]
SIAN ELIAS, Administrator of the Government.
By Her Excellency’s Command—
HELEN CLARK, Prime Minister.
Approved in Council—
REBECCA KITTERIDGE, Clerk of the Executive Council.
1New Zealand Gazette, 1 November 2007, No. 118, page 3110
2SR 1983/225