New Zealand Legislation: Acts
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(1) There may be from time to time appointed in respect of any court 1 or more Deputy Registrars of the court. Each person who on the commencement of this Act holds office as an Assistant Clerk of any court shall without further appointment be deemed to have been appointed Deputy Registrar of that court.
(1A) A person who is appointed as a Deputy Registrar may exercise the powers and perform the functions and duties of a Deputy Registrar of any District Court.
(2) In any case where the Registrar or Deputy Registrar has died or is prevented by illness or other cause from acting in his office, a Judge may appoint a Deputy Registrar to act for such period as the Judge thinks fit. A Judge may at his pleasure remove any such Deputy Registrar.
(3) Except as may be provided by the rules, each Deputy Registrar shall, both under this Act and under any other Act, have the same powers and privileges, perform the same duties, and be subject to the same provisions and penalties as if he were the Registrar for the time being, whether those powers, privileges, duties, provisions, or penalties are conferred, imposed, or enacted under this Act or that other Act, or not.
Compare: 1928 No 14 ss 19, 21
Section 14(1A): inserted, on 23 July 2011, by section 6 of the District Courts Amendment Act 2011 (2011 No 30).
Section 14(2): amended, on 1 April 1980, pursuant to section 18(1) of the District Courts Amendment Act 1979 (1979 No 125).
Section 14(3): amended, on 1 July 1992, by section 3 of the District Courts Amendment Act 1992 (1992 No 17).
