Tony Randerson

Anthony Penrose Randerson CNZM KC (born 1949) is a New Zealand retired jurist. In 1990/91, he chaired the group that considered Geoffrey Palmer's bill that became the Resource Management Act 1991 (RMA). In 2019/20, he chaired the group that recommended for the RMA to be abolished.

The Honourable Tony Randerson CNZM KC
Randerson in 2021
Justice of the Court of Appeal
In office February 2010 – May 2017
Personal details
Born	Anthony Penrose Randerson 1949 (1949) (age 75)
Spouse	Glenda Randerson
Relatives	Richard Randerson (brother) Jo Randerson (niece)

Biography

Randerson was born in 1949, the youngest of three boys.^[1] His parents were Brian Randerson (1910–1987) and Ngaio (née Penrose; 1911–2000). His eldest brother is bishop Richard Randerson (born 1940), former Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland.^[2] His middle brother, Michael Randerson (1942–1975), was a banker but died young.^[3]

Randerson graduated from the University of Auckland in 1969 with a Bachelor of Laws. 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.^[3]

In 1990, he chaired a review group for Simon Upton that finalised the Resource Management Act 1991.^[4] Randerson was appointed to the High Court in 1997.^[5]

He was appointed New Zealand Chief High Court Judge on 16 December 2004.^[5][6] He was subsequently appointed to the Court of Appeal of New Zealand with effect from 1 February 2010,^[7] and retired as the longest serving judge of that court in May 2017.^[8] From July 2019, he chaired the Resource Management Review Panel on behalf of the government.^[3] 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).^[9][10]

Honours and awards

Randerson was appointed a Queen's Counsel on 27 May 1996.^[3] In the 2021 New Year Honours, he was appointed a Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services to the judiciary.^[11]

See also

• List of King's and Queen's Counsel in New Zealand

References

1. "Court of Appeal Justice Anthony Randerson". Kiwis First. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
2. du Chateau, Carroll (9 June 2007). "A devil for the detail". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
3. "Madame Defarge and the fascination of an unfolding criminal trial". New Zealand Law Society. 7 November 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
4. Randerson, Tony (28 August 2001). "Resource Management Law Association Seminar to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the enactment of the Resource Management Act" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 May 2010.
5. "The Judges of the High Court". Ministry of Justice. Archived from the original on 28 July 2009. Retrieved 27 July 2009.
6. "Appointment of Chief High Court judge". New Zealand Government. 16 December 2004. Retrieved 28 July 2009.
7. Finlayson, Chris (18 September 2009). "Judicial appointments announced" (Press release). Wellington: New Zealand Government. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
8. "Retiring Judges – Filling The Empty Chairs". Law Fuel. 6 July 2017. Archived from the original on 16 August 2018.
9. Morton, Jamie (11 February 2021). "Government scrapping Resource Management Act to tackle the housing crisis". The New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
10. "The end of the Resource Management Act is nigh". Stuff. 30 July 2020. Retrieved 8 May 2021.
11. "New Year honours list 2021". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2020. Retrieved 31 December 2020.