District Courts Act 1947 No 16 (as at 23 July 2011), Public Act

11F Tenure of office
  • (1) Every Community Magistrate must retire from office on attaining the age of 70 years.

    (2) The Governor-General may remove a Community Magistrate from office for neglect of duty, inability, disability affecting performance of duty, bankruptcy, or misconduct, proved to the satisfaction of the Governor-General.

    (3) Any Community Magistrate may at any time resign the office of Community Magistrate by notice in writing addressed to the Minister of Justice.

    Section 11F: inserted, on 30 June 1998, by section 3 of the District Courts Amendment Act 1998 (1998 No 76).

    Section 11F(1): amended, on 6 March 2007, by section 7 of the District Courts Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 1).