Changes authorised by subpart 2 of Part 2 of the Legislation Act 2012 have been made in this eprint. See the notes at the end of this eprint for further details.

This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.

1	Title
2	Commencement
3	Amendments to District Courts Act 1947
4	Tenure of office
5	Acting Judges
6	Retired Judges
7	Tenure of office
8	Retired Community Magistrates
	Reprint notes

The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:

1 Title

This Act is the District Courts Amendment Act 2007.

2 Commencement

This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.

3 Amendments to District Courts Act 1947

This Act amends the District Courts Act 1947.

4 Tenure of office

Section 7(2) is amended by omitting “68” and substituting “70”.

5 Acting Judges

Section 10(2) is amended by omitting “68” and substituting “70”.

6 Retired Judges

Section 10A(1) is amended by omitting “68” and substituting “70”.

7 Tenure of office

Section 11F(1) is amended by omitting “68” and substituting “70”.

8 Retired Community Magistrates

Section 11H(1) is amended by omitting “68” and substituting “70”.

Eprint notes

1 General

This is an eprint of the District Courts Amendment Act 2007 that incorporates all the amendments to that Act as at the date of the last amendment to it.

2 About this eprint

This eprint is not an official version of the legislation under section 18 of the Legislation Act 2012.

3 Amendments incorporated in this eprint

District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49): section 240

District Courts Amendment Act 2007