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Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment / Te Kaitiaki Taiao a Te Whare Pāremata
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment / Te Kaitiaki Taiao a Te Whare Pāremata
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- The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment has broad powers to investigate environmental concerns, independent from the Ministry for the Environment and government, and reports to Parliament as a whole through the Speaker of the House and the Officers of Parliament Committee.
- Commissioners are appointed for five years.
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