18Cessation of commissions

18 Cessation of commissions

(1)  A judicial commission is completed when whichever of the following last occurs:

(a) when the commission’s report of its inquiry into the complaint has been submitted to the Attorney-General in accordance with section 49 ;

(b) if section 52 applies to the commission, when the commission notifies the Attorney-General in accordance with that section that the outstanding matters have been finalised.

(2)  A person’s appointment as a commission member, in respect of a commission, ends –

(a) if –

(i) the person dies; or

(ii) the person resigns in writing to the council; or

(iii) the person is removed from the office of commission member under section 14(6) or clause 5 of Schedule 1 ; or

(b) when the commission is completed.