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About this form

This form must be completed by the applicant and the applicants manager.

Who is the manager?

  1. If the applicant is doing the appointment work for their employer, this is their line manager and/or their training manager.
  2. If the applicant is doing the appointment work for another organisation, under contract, this is the appropriate manager in that organisation.
  3. For honorary fishery officer statutory appointments, this is the HFO Coordinator.

Before you start, ensure you have all the required documents scanned and ready to email. Refer Documentation requirements for statutory appointments [PDF, 82 KB]

If you need to change any details provided in this application after submission, you must promptly tell us. Email appointments@mpi.govt.nz.

Fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory.

What do you want to do?

Request new statutory appointment(s) or renew expiring statutory appointment(s)

The applicant and their manager must complete this form

Statutory Appointment Form [DOCX, 109 KB]

Statutory Appointment Form [PDF, 232 KB]

Amend existing statutory appointment(s)

The manager must complete this online form

Amend existing statutory appointment(s)

After you submit your application

Processing time is up to 20 working days from the time we determine that your application is complete. This allows sufficient time for police vetting to be completed and for MPI to assess the application.

Once complete, the statutory appointment documents and card will be couriered to you.

Suitability for appointment

The Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI) has an obligation to ensure that only suitable people hold statutory appointments.  There are two general aspects to suitability:

  • An applicant must have the appropriate technical competence (qualifications, skills and experience) to perform the role.
  • The appointee must be a fit and proper person, which takes into account such matters as their integrity, character and reputation. Some criminal convictions or charges may be relevant to the assessment of whether a person is fit and proper to hold the particular statutory appointment applied for. 

Note that these are general considerations.  Particular criteria may apply depending on the type of statutory appointment applied for.  Further, whether these criteria are satisfied will depend on the context and purpose of the specific legislation and role.

MPI has the power to revoke a statutory appointment if it becomes aware of information that is relevant to an appointment but was not disclosed in the application or may have arisen since the appointment was made.

After the Police convictions check has been assessed and a decision made about whether to give the appointee a statutory appointment, the convictions check will be destroyed and a note held on the appointees record that the convictions check was received and taken into account in making the appointment decision.

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