Tony Randerson

Anthony Penrose Randerson (born 1947) 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.

Biography Randerson was born in 1947, the youngest of three boys. His parents were Brian Randerson (1910–1987) and Ngaio (; 1911–2000). His eldest brother is bishop Richard Randerson (born 1940), former Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral, Auckland. His middle brother, Michael Randerson (1942–1975), was a banker but died young.

In 1990, he chaired a review group for Simon Upton that finalised the Resource Management Act 1991. Randerson was appointed to the High Court in 1997. He was subsequently appointed to the Court of Appeal of New Zealand with effect from 1 February 2010, and retired as the longest serving judge of that court in May 2017. From July 2019, he chaired the Resource Management Review Panel on behalf of the government.

Honours and awards Randerson was appointed a Queen's Counsel on 27 May 1996.