There shall be appointed from time to time, under the State Services Act 1962, a Chief Librarian of the Alexander Turnbull Library, a Deputy National Librarian, a Director of the Extension Division of the National Library, and such other officers and employees as may be necessary to assist in providing the services specified in section 6 of this Act.

The persons so appointed shall act under the direction of the National Librarian in the exercise and performance of the functions, duties, and powers conferred or imposed on them by this Act.

No person shall hold substantively more than one of the following offices, namely, National Librarian, Chief Librarian of the Alexander Turnbull Library, Deputy National Librarian, and Director of the Extension Division of the National Library.”

The Trustees of the National Library shall consist of the following trustees:

Each trustee appointed under subsection (1)(b) of this section shall, unless that trustee sooner vacates office under section 10(1) of this Act, vacate office on the earlier of—

but shall, if re-elected as a member of the House of Representatives, be eligible for reappointment from time to time.

The trustees appointed under subsection (1)(a) of this section shall be persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, are possessed of some special knowledge or qualifications that will be of advantage to the Trustees in the performance of their functions.

In respect of the appointment of 4 of the trustees appointed under subsection (1)(a) of this section, the Minister, before making a recommendation to the Governor-General, shall have regard to any representations made to the Minister by the Royal Society of New Zealand, the University Grants Committee, the New Zealand Library Association, the Friends of the Turnbull Library, and any other body concerned with the provision of library facilities for scholarship and research.

Each of the trustees appointed under subsection (1)(a) of this section shall be appointed for a term not exceeding 5 years, and, subject to subsection (6) of this section, shall be eligible for reappointment from time to time.

Upon the completion by any person of 10 consecutive years’ service as a trustee appointed under subsection (1)(a) of this section, that person shall cease to be eligible for reappointment until after the lapse of one year during which that person did not hold office as such a trustee:

“Provided that any person who has completed not more than 10 consecutive years’ service as a trustee appointed under subsection (1)(a) of this section (otherwise than as Chairman) may be appointed as Chairman of the Trustees for a further term not exceeding 5 years immediately following the date of the expiry of that person’s term of office as an appointed trustee.

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this Act, every person appointed as a trustee under subsection (1)(a) of this section shall, unless that person sooner vacates office under section 10 of this Act, continue in office until the successor of that person comes into office.

No person shall, by reason only of being a trustee appointed or holding office under this section or a member of any committee appointed by the Trustees, be deemed to be employed in the service of Her Majesty for the purposes of the State Services Act 1962 or the Government Superannuation Fund Act 1956.”