Margaret Bazley
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Dame Margaret Bazley DNZM
(born 1938) is a distinguished New Zealand
public servant.
in 1961 to Director, division of nursing, Department of Health in 1978, a position she held until 1984.
In 1972 she became president of the Nurses’ Association (now part of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation
).
In the mid to late 1980s she was a Commissioner and Deputy Chairperson of the State Services Commission, playing a key role in the formation of State Owned Enterprises and the development of the State Sector Act. She was Secretary for Transport from 1988 to 1993. Dame Margaret became Director-General of the then Department of Social Welfare following this and she retired from the public service in 2001.
Her time in the public service in the 1980s and 1990s was characterized by being at the centre of reform. She was often brought in to oversee change in an organization.
She served as Chairperson, Foundation of Research, Science and Technology from 2001 until 2007. From 2004 until her report in 2007 she was the Commissioner, Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct.
Currently Bazley is:
In her spare time, she is an enthusiastic follower of the All Blacks and Chelsea Football Club.
in 1999
She is also:
New Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order established in 1996 "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, talents, contributions or other merits."The order includes five...
(born 1938) is a distinguished New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
public servant.
Career
Bazley commenced her career as a nurse, rising from a position as a charge nurse at Tokanui Hospital, Te AwamutuTe Awamutu
Te Awamutu is a town in the Waikato in the North Island of New Zealand. It is the council seat of the Waipa District and serves as a service town for the farming communities which surround it...
in 1961 to Director, division of nursing, Department of Health in 1978, a position she held until 1984.
In 1972 she became president of the Nurses’ Association (now part of the New Zealand Nurses Organisation
New Zealand Nurses Organisation
The New Zealand Nurses Organisation is New Zealand's largest trade union and professional organisation that represents the nursing profession, midwives and caregivers....
).
In the mid to late 1980s she was a Commissioner and Deputy Chairperson of the State Services Commission, playing a key role in the formation of State Owned Enterprises and the development of the State Sector Act. She was Secretary for Transport from 1988 to 1993. Dame Margaret became Director-General of the then Department of Social Welfare following this and she retired from the public service in 2001.
Her time in the public service in the 1980s and 1990s was characterized by being at the centre of reform. She was often brought in to oversee change in an organization.
She served as Chairperson, Foundation of Research, Science and Technology from 2001 until 2007. From 2004 until her report in 2007 she was the Commissioner, Commission of Inquiry into Police Conduct.
Currently Bazley is:
- Registrar of Pecuniary and Other Specified Interests of Members of Parliament
- Chairperson, New Zealand Fire Service Commission;
- Member, Risk Management Committee, Legal Services Agency;
- Member, Waitangi TribunalWaitangi TribunalThe Waitangi Tribunal is a New Zealand permanent commission of inquiry established under the Treaty of Waitangi Act 1975...
- Commission Chair Designate of Canterbury Regional CouncilCanterbury Regional CouncilCanterbury Regional Council is the regional council for Canterbury, the largest region in the South Island of New Zealand. It is part of New Zealand's structure of local government...
(Environment Canterbury)
In her spare time, she is an enthusiastic follower of the All Blacks and Chelsea Football Club.
Other service
- Patron of the New Zealand College of Mental Health Nurses
- Member Working Party on the Reorganisation of the Income Tax Act 1976Working Party on the Reorganisation of the Income Tax Act 1976The Working Party on the Reorganisation of the Income Tax Act 1976 was a committee appointed by the New Zealand government to advise on the appropriate reorganisation of the income tax legislation. The Working Party was set up in 1993 as a result of recommendations made by the Valabh Committee set...
- Chair, Alternative Disputes Resolution Panel
Awards
Bazley was made a Dame Companion of the New Zealand Order of MeritNew Zealand Order of Merit
The New Zealand Order of Merit is an order established in 1996 "for those persons who in any field of endeavour, have rendered meritorious service to the Crown and nation or who have become distinguished by their eminence, talents, contributions or other merits."The order includes five...
in 1999
She is also:
- Fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management and
- Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport in New Zealand.
- Sir Peter BlakePeter Blake (yachtsman)Sir Peter James Blake, KBE was a New Zealand yachtsman who won the Whitbread Round the World Race, the Jules Verne Trophy – setting the fastest time around the world of 74 days 22 hours 17 minutes 22 seconds on catamaran Enza, and led his country to successive victories in the America’s Cup...
award 2011