Membership
LDAC members are appointed by the Attorney-General.
List of members
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Karl Simpson (Chair), Director – System and Regulatory Design, Ministry of Transport
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Sarah Kerkin (Deputy Chair), Chief Advisor to the Deputy Secretary, Policy, Ministry of Justice
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Allison Bennett, Director, Legal Services, Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment
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Brigid McArthur, Partner, Greenwood Roche, Wellington
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Cassie Nicholson (ex officio), Deputy Chief Parliamentary Counsel, Parliamentary Counsel Office
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Dagny Baltakmens (ex officio), Principal Solicitor, Office of Legal Counsel, Ministry of Justice
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Fiona Leonard (ex officio), Chief Parliamentary Counsel, Parliamentary Counsel Office
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Graeme Morrison, Policy Lead, Policy and Strategy, Inland Revenue Department
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Guy Beatson, Managing Consultant, Beatson Company Limited
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James Wilding QC, Barrister, Clarendon Chambers
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Jason Gough, Senior Crown Counsel, Crown Law Office
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John Sutton, Principal Policy Analyst, Department of Internal Affairs
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Jonathan Orpin-Dowell, Barrister, Stout Street Chambers
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Justine Falconer (alternate member), Manager, System Advice, Crown Law Office
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Kelly Hanson-White, Manager, Regulatory Frameworks team, WorkSafe NZ
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Māmari Stephens, Reader, Te Kura Tātai Ture, Faculty of Law, Victoria University of Wellington
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Matthew Smith, Barrister, Thorndon Chambers
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Paul Rishworth QC, Barrister, Auckland
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Scott Murray (alternate member), Principal Counsel, Parliamentary Counsel Office
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Stuart McGilvray, Chief Legal Adviser, Office of the Ombudsman
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Tania Warburton (ex officio), Advisor (Legal), Policy Advisory Group, Department of Prime Minister & Cabinet