List of Commissioners since the Law Commission's inception

Commissioners are ordered by surname alphabetically, and their names, titles and post-nominals are as they are given in the Law Commission's annual reports.

Helen Aikman QC

Leslie H Atkins QC

Hon Justice David Baragwanath – President

Hon Justice Peter Blanchard

Judge Peter Boshier

Timothy Brewer ED

Associate Professor Donna Buckingham

Emeritus Professor John Burrows QC

Jim Cameron CMG

Belinda Clark QSO

Richard Clarke QC

Donald Dugdale

Hon Justice Eddie Durie

Sian Elias QC

Claudia Geiringer FRSNZ

Hon Sir Grant Hammond KNZM – President

Paul Heath QC

Denese Henare ONZM

Jack Hodder

Frances Joychild

Amokura Kawharu FRSNZ – Tumu Whakarae | President

Judge Patrick Keane

Sir Kenneth Keith KBE QC – President

Judge Margaret Lee

Dr Ngatata Love QSO JP

Hon Dr Wayne Mapp QSO

Professor Geoff McLay

Helen McQueen

Joanne Morris OBE

Rt Hon Sir Geoffrey Palmer SC – President

Hon Justice J Bruce Robertson – President

Geof Shirtcliffe

Val Sim

Professor Richard J Sutton

George Tanner CNZM QC

Vivienne Ullrich QC

Hon Justice John Wallace

Hon Justice Christian Whata

Sir Douglas White QC – President

Margaret A Wilson

Rt Hon Sir Owen Woodhouse KBE DSC – President

Dr Warren Young