Governance The Commission is governed by a Board consisting of all the Commissioners and chaired by the Chief Commissioner. The Commissioners also act as leaders in areas designated by the Human Rights Act 1993 or by designation of priority area and/or allocation of spheres of responsibility by the Chief Commissioner. The roles of the Race Relations Commissioner, Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner and Disability Rights Commissioner are designated under the Human Rights Act 1993. The table sets out the priority areas and spheres of responsibility for Commissioners designated by statute and additional designations by the Chief Commissioner for 2018/19. The Race Relations Commissioner role was vacant in the reported period (1 July 2018 to 30 June 2019). Paul Hunt Chief Commissioner2 Race Relations4 Human rights of indigenous peoples Paula Tesoriero MNZM Disability Rights Commissioner Acting Chief Commissioner5 Race Relations6 Saunoamaali’i Karanina Sumeo Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner3 • Human rights of women • Human rights for Pacific peoples • Human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender/transsexual and intersex (LGBTI) people 2 Appointed January 2019 3 Appointed November 2018 4 Led Race Relations from January to June 2019 pending appointment of a Race Relations Commissioner 5 Acting Chief Commissioner from July 2018 to January 2019 pending appointment of a Chief Commissioner 6 Led Race Relations from July 2018 to January 2019 pending appointment of a Race Relations Commissioner 10 Human Rights Commission