Governance, Strategic Leadership and Management The Commission is governed by a Board made up of all the Commissioners, chaired by the Chief Commissioner. The Board determines the strategic direction and general nature of the Commission’s activities. In addition to their governance role, all Commissioners act as strategic leaders in areas designated by the Act or by allocation of spheres of responsibility by the Chief Commissioner (in consultation with the Minister). Commissioners engage in the general activities of the Commission (excepting those set out in section 76 of the Act) as determined by the Chief Commissioner (in consultation with the Minister). The roles of Race Relations Commissioner and Equal Employment Opportunities Commissioner are designated under the Human Rights Act 1993. The following are the statutory designations (denoted by an *) and spheres of responsibility for Commissioners allocated by the Chief Commissioner for 2013−14. The Chief Commissioner separately designates which general activities Commissioners will work on. Commissioners Spheres of responsibility 2013–14 Population group/s David Rutherford (Full-time) Chief Commissioner* Thematic human rights areas: 1 Education 2 Human rights mainstreaming 3 Civil and political rights 4 Business and human rights 5 Treaty of Waitangi (jointly with Karen Johansen) Rural people Dame Susan Devoy (Full-time) Race relations* Thematic human rights areas: 1 Housing, health and community Ethnic minority, migrant and culturally and linguistically diverse communities Children and young people Refugees and asylum seekers Dr Jackie Blue (Full-time) Equal employment opportunities* Thematic human rights areas: 1 Work Women Paul Gibson (0.8 full-time equivalent) Thematic human rights areas: 1 Disability rights 2 Violence and abuse Disabled people Older people Karen Johansen (0.3 full-time equivalent) Thematic human rights areas: 1 Māori and indigenous rights 2 Treaty of Waitangi (jointly with David Rutherford) Māori and Indigenous peoples Richard Tankersley (0.3 full-time equivalent) Thematic human rights areas: 1 Religion and belief, interfaith activities and religious diversity 2 Sexual orientation and gender identity Religious and interfaith communities Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex people * Statutory designations 12 Human Rights Commission