20 November 2023
Our Ref: C55509
By [email address]
Tēnā koe John
Official Information Act: Request for information regarding the members of the
Complaints Assessment Committee (CAC) at the Real Estate Authority
I refer to your request made via
[email address] received by the
Real Estate Authority (REA) on 11 November 2023, in which you request the following:
“May I kindly understand the expire date of current members' appointment as listed within
your reply - C55168.”
“What other equipment you have supplied to the member, e.g. laptop, warrant card,
business card etc.”
Information being released
CAC members and term expiry date:
Please find below a table of our CAC members, including name, whether they are a Lay
Member, Deputy Chair or Chair and when their 5-year term of appointment ends, as of 1
November 2023.
Name
Role
Position
Expiry date
Willam Acton
Lawyer
Chair
Nov 2024
Denise Evans
Lawyer
Chair
Nov 2024
Natalie Small
Lawyer
D Chair
Aug 2027
Belinda Moss
Lay Member
D Chair
Oct 2025
Amanda Elliot
Lay Member
D Chair
Nov 2024
Fale Lesa
Lay Member
Member
Mar 2027
Jim Lindsay
Lay Member
D Chair
Mar 2024
Paul Biddington
Real Estate
Chair
Oct 2025
Julian Twiss
Real Estate
Member
Nov 2024
Susanne Guhl
Real Estate
Member
Oct 2025
Nigel Fletcher
Real Estate
Member
Mar 2027
Noel Cooper
Real Estate
D Chair
Jan 2024
Arti Chand*
Lawyer
Unassigned
Oct 2028
Echo Haronga*
Lawyer
Unassigned
Oct 2028
Alice McCarthy*
Lawyer
Unassigned
Oct 2008
Judith Varcoe*
Lay member
Unassigned
Oct 2028
Pengbo Jiang*
Lay member
Unassigned
Oct 2028
Andrew Dickson*
Lay member
Unassigned
Oct 2028
Maree Gendall*
Real Estate
Unassigned
Oct 2028
Maree Newman*
Real Estate
Unassigned
Oct 2028
* CAC members who have been appointed since 1 October 2023
Equipment supplied to CAC members Currently, the Real Estate Authority provides no equipment (e.g., laptop, warrant card,
business card etc) to any CAC members.
Next steps If you wish to discuss this response with us, please contact us by phone on 04 8458580, or
by email at [REA request email]
You have the right to make a complaint, in respect of this response, to the Ombudsman.
Information about how to make a complaint is available at
www.ombudsman.parliament.nz. You may make the complaint online at that web address,
by email at
[email address], or in writing to the following address:
The Ombudsman
PO Box 10 152
WELLINGTON 6143
Nāku iti noa, nā
Josh Doherty
Head of Regulatory Services