A judicial officer whose term of office has expired or who has retired may continue in office for the purpose of determining, or giving judgment in, proceedings that the judicial officer has heard either alone or with others.

A judicial officer must not continue in office under subsection (1) for longer than a month without the consent of the Minister of Justice.

The fact that a judicial officer continues in office does not affect the power to appoint another person to that office.

A judicial officer who continues in office is entitled to be paid the remuneration and allowances to which the officer would have been entitled if the term of office had not expired or the officer had not retired.

In this section, judicial officer means a person who has in New Zealand authority under an enactment to hear, receive, and examine evidence.