Impartiality and independence
6 Impartiality and independence
(1) The Treaty Commissioner and the Treaty Commissioner's staff must perform their functions and exercise their powers impartially and independently.
(2) The Treaty Commissioner is not subject to direction by any person about the way in which the Treaty Commissioner performs the functions or exercises the powers of office.
(3) In performing functions or exercising powers under this Act, a member of the Treaty Commissioner's staff is subject only to the direction of:
the Treaty Commissioner; or
(b) another member of the Treaty Commissioner's staff acting with the authority of the Treaty Commissioner.
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