The following are the statutory designations (denoted by an *) and spheres of responsibility for Commissioners allocated by the Chief Commissioner for 2015-16. The Chief Commissioner also designates which general activities of the Commission the Commissioners will work on. Commissioners Spheres of responsibility 2015–16 David Rutherford (Full-time) Chief Commissioner* Thematic human rights areas: 1 2 3 Dame Susan Devoy (Full-time) Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Civil and Political Rights Children’s Human Rights Race relations*; Human Rights of non-Mäori ethnic or religious minorities Thematic human rights areas: 1 2 Dr Jackie Blue (Full-time) Equal employment opportunities*; Women’s Human Rights Thematic human rights areas: 1 2 3 4 Paul Gibson (0.8 full-time equivalent) Thematic human rights areas: Education and Access for the Disabled Disabled people in detention Mäori human rights / Human Rights Dimension of Treaty of Waitangi Thematic human rights areas: 1 2 Richard Tankersley (0.3 full-time equivalent) Violence and Abuse (apart from Children) Women and Equal Opportunity in Employment Workplace Harassment Business and Human Rights in Workplaces Disability rights 1 2 Karen Johansen (0.3 full-time equivalent) Tackling Casual Racism Implications of discrimination and embracing diversity UNDRIP Implementation Te Mana i Waitangi Human Rights of GLBTI people/Canterbury Thematic human rights areas: 1 2 Transgender; Gender re-assignment issues Canterbury EQ Recovery * Statutory designations 16 Human Rights Commission