Pce.govt.nz
Title
Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment
Description
The Parliamentary Commissioner for the Environment (PCE) aims to maintain and improve the quality of New Zealand's environment. The central focus is on environmental sustainability - how we can live within the ecological limits of the planet today and into the future.
As an independent Officer of Parliament, the PCE has wide-ranging powers to investigate environmental concerns. 'Independent' means independent of the government of the day, so the PCE reports not to a Government Minister but to Parliament through:
The Commissioner is quite separate from the Ministry for the Environment (MfE). The Ministry is a government department, responsible to the Minister for the Environment. But as an Officer of Parliament, the Commissioner's job is to hold the Government to account for its environmental policies and actions.
Languages
English
