3 TIMELINESS OF REPORTS...........................................................................................................109 IMPROVING TIMELINESS – OVERCOMING THE INHERITANCE PROBLEMS ..........................................113 PART-TIME COMMISSIONERS ............................................................................................................114 LAW COMMSSIONERS AND COMMISSION STAFF ...............................................................118 COMMISSIONERS ..............................................................................................................................118 A DIRECTOR? .............................................................................................................................. .....120 RESEARCHERS ..................................................................................................................................122 THE MAORI DIMENSION IN LAW REFORM............................................................................124 THE PROVISION OF POLICY ADVICE IN GOVERNMENT...................................................129 RESOURCES......................................................................................................................................135 MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS ......................................................................................................137 APPENDIX 1 ......................................................................................................................................139 PEOPLE AND ORGANISATIONS INTERVIEWED FOR THE EVALUATION OF THE LAW COMMISSION .....................................................................................................................139 APPENDIX 2 ......................................................................................................................................140 FULL LIST OF LAW COMMISSIONERS AND THEIR TERMS OF OFFICE.................................................140 APPENDIX 3 ......................................................................................................................................141 LAW COMMISSION’ S MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING AND CURRENT WORK PROGRAMME ........................................................................................................................141 APPENDIX 4 EFFORTS BY LAW COMMISSION TO IMPROVE IMPLEMENTATION OF REPORTS……………………..143 BIBLIOGRAPHY