Anthony Penrose Randerson (born 1947) is a New Zealand retired jurist. In 1990/91, he chaired the group that considered

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's bill that became the

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(RMA). In 2019/20, he chaired the group that recommended for the RMA to be abolished.

Biography

Randerson was born in 1947, the youngest of three boys. His parents were Brian Randerson (1910–1987) and Ngaio (; 1911–2000). His eldest brother is bishop Richard Randerson (born 1940), former Dean of

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. His middle brother, Michael Randerson (1942–1975), was a banker but died young. Randerson graduated from the

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in 1969 with a

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. In 1972, he became a partner in the firm Wallace McLean, where he worked with and for John Wallace. From 1989, he was a barrister sole. In 1990, he chaired a review group for

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that finalised the

. Randerson was appointed to the High Court in 1997. He was appointed New Zealand Chief High Court Judge on 16 December 2004. He was subsequently appointed to the

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with effect from 1 February 2010, and retired as the longest serving judge of that court in May 2017. From July 2019, he chaired the Resource Management Review Panel on behalf of the government. The panel recommended for the RMA to be scrapped, and replaced with three acts: Natural and Built Environments Act (NBA), Spatial Planning Act (SPA), and Climate Change Adaptation Act (CAA).

Honours and awards

Randerson was appointed a

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on 27 May 1996. In the

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, he was appointed a

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, for services to the judiciary.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Randerson, Tony 1947 births Living people University of Auckland alumni High Court of New Zealand judges New Zealand King's Counsel Companions of the New Zealand Order of Merit Court of Appeal of New Zealand judges

Biography

Honours and awards

See also

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