New Zealand Gazette – 1980 – No. 100

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✨ Commission of Inquiry Appointment



No. 100.

2521

SUPPLEMENT
TO THE
NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE
OF
THURSDAY, 21 AUGUST 1980

Published by Authority

WELLINGTON: MONDAY, 25 AUGUST 1980

Commission of Inquiry into Allegations of Impropriety in Respect of Approval by the Marginal Lands Board of an Application by James Maurice Fitzgerald and Audrey Fitzgerald

KEITH HOLYOAKE, Governor-General
ORDER IN COUNCIL

To all to whom these presents shall come, and to:
BRINSLEY DONALD INGLIS, of Wellington, One of Her Majesty’s Counsel Learned in the Law;
Air Marshal SIR RICHARD BRUCE BOLT, K.B.E., C.B., D.F.C., A.F.C., of Wellington, formerly Chief of Defence Staff; and
JOHN JOSEPH LOFTUS, O.B.E., of Lower Hutt, formerly Deputy Secretary of Defence:

GREETING:

Whereas allegations of impropriety have been made in respect of the approval by the Marginal Lands Board of an application under the Marginal Lands Act 1950 by James Maurice Fitzgerald and Audrey Fitzgerald, both of Wellington:

And whereas the question whether such allegations or any of them are true is a matter of public importance:

Now, therefore, pursuant to the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908, I, The Right Honourable Sir Keith Jacka Holyoake, the Governor-General of New Zealand, acting by and with the advice and consent of the Executive Council, hereby appoint you, the said Brinsley Donald Inglis, Sir Richard Bruce Bolt, and John Joseph Loftus, to be a Commission to inquire into and report upon—

(a) Whether there was any impropriety on the part of any person in relation to the reference on any occasion of the application to the Board for consideration:

(b) Whether there was any impropriety on the part of any person in relation to the circumstances in which, or the basis on which, the application was considered on any occasion:

(c) In respect of the approval of the application by the Board,—
(i) Whether there was any error of jurisdiction or otherwise; and
(ii) Whether there was any impropriety by way of departure from previously accepted criteria for granting loans or from what have been previously accepted as proper conditions of loans, or otherwise:

(d) Whether any amendment to the legislation governing the functions, procedures, and practices of the Marginal Lands Board is necessary or expedient.

And with the like advice and consent I hereby appoint you the said Brinsley Donald Inglis to be the Chairman of the said Commission:

And for the better enabling you to carry these presents into effect you are hereby authorised and empowered to make and conduct any inquiry under these presents, in accordance with the Commissions of Inquiry Act 1908, at such times and places as you consider expedient, with power to adjourn from time to time and from place to place as you think fit, and so that these presents shall continue in force and the inquiry may at any time and place be resumed although not regularly adjourned from time to time or from place to place:



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🏛️ Commission of Inquiry into Marginal Lands Board Approval

🏛️ Governance & Central Administration
Commission of Inquiry, Marginal Lands Board, James Maurice Fitzgerald, Audrey Fitzgerald, Impropriety Allegations
  • James Maurice Fitzgerald, Subject of Marginal Lands Board application
  • Audrey Fitzgerald, Subject of Marginal Lands Board application

  • KEITH HOLYOAKE, Governor-General
  • BRINSLEY DONALD INGLIS, One of Her Majesty’s Counsel Learned in the Law
  • Air Marshal SIR RICHARD BRUCE BOLT, K.B.E., C.B., D.F.C., A.F.C., formerly Chief of Defence Staff
  • JOHN JOSEPH LOFTUS, O.B.E., formerly Deputy Secretary of Defence