New Zealand Legislation: Acts

13 Age of retirement

• Every Judge, other than a former Judge appointed under section 11 or section 11A of this Act or a person who is deemed by section 58(10) of this Act to be a Judge, shall retire from office on attaining the age of 70 years.

  Subsection (1) was amended, as from 28 October 1955, by section 18(2) Superannuation Amendment Act 1955 (1955 No 107) by omitting “and on such retirement shall, if he has held office for any term as mentioned in section twelve hereof, be entitled to the superannuation allowance provided by that section”.

  Subsection (1) was amended, as from 29 September 1961, by section 7 Judicature Amendment Act 1961 (1961 No 11) by inserting “(other than a Judge appointed under section 11 of this Act)”.

  Subsection (1) was amended, as from 24 December 1980, by section 2(1) Judicature Amendment Act 1980 (1980 No 88) by substituting “68” for “seventy-two”.

  Subsection (2) was repealed, as from 28 October 1955, by section 18(1) Superannuation Amendment Act 1955 (1955 No 107).

  Section 13 was substituted, as from 14 October 1981, by section 3(1) Judicature Amendment Act 1981 (1981 No 40). See section 3(2) of that Act.

  Section 13 was amended, as from 6 March 2007, by section 4 Judicature Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 3) by substituting “70” for “68”.