Rural Fire Mediators Panel appointments
Tuesday, 20 August 2013, 12:14 pm
Press Release: New Zealand Government
Hon Chris Tremain
Minister of
Internal Affairs
20 August 2013
Media Statement
Rural
Fire Mediators Panel appointments
Internal
Affairs Minister Chris Tremain has announced the latest
members of the Rural Fire Mediators Panel.
The members,
appointed for five-year terms, are James Carle, Kerry Ellem,
Dennys Guild, Kerry Hilliard, Alan Jackson and Paul
Sampson.
“Each panel member has a wealth of senior fire,
engineering or forestry experience built up over several
decades in their respective sectors. I am sure their
skills will be of great value,” says Mr Tremain.
“I
would also like to thank the outgoing members, Don Geddes,
John Ward and Ralph Turner for their expertise and
commitment.”
The Panel is a group of people with
expertise in the rural fire or forestry sectors that are
available to be appointed, from time to time, as Rural Fire
Mediators. Mediators undertake specific investigations,
such as identifying the cause of a rural fire or deciding
the fire fighting costs to be recovered. Mediators have
Commission of Inquiry powers in the course of their
work.
ENDS
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