This determination is the Judicial Officers Salaries and Allowances (2023/24) Determination 2023.

This determination comes into force on 1 October 2023.

This determination expires on the close of 30 September 2024.

The salaries payable to the judicial officers specified in Part 1 of the Schedule must be paid at the respective rates set out in that schedule.

An amount representing a principal allowance for general expenses is included within the salary payable to the judicial officers specified in Part 1 of the Schedule and no separate principal allowance for general expenses is payable.

This clause applies if—

If this clause applies, the Judge of the Supreme Court, the Judge of the Court of Appeal, or the Chief High Court Judge must be paid, as a principal allowance for the secondary residential accommodation, the amount of the actual and reasonable expenses incurred by the Judge in relation to that accommodation.

The maximum yearly rate of the principal allowance payable on and after 1 October 2023 is $23,110.

In this clause, Wellington means the area within the boundaries of Wellington Regional Council.

The Chief Judge, Deputy Chief Judge, and each other Judge of the Māori Land Court who serves as a Judge of the Māori Appellate Court must be paid a taxable allowance at the rate of $17,990 per annum, in recognition of the fact that those Judges are also Judges of the Māori Appellate Court.

In clauses 9 and 10, unless the context otherwise requires,—

The salaries and allowances payable to an appointed Judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court and a Judge of the Court Martial must be paid at the respective rates set out in Part 2 of the Schedule.

An appointed Judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court or a Judge of the Court Martial is presumed to act on a part-time basis unless the Judge performs the functions of the Judge’s office for 225 or more full working days in a year.

For the purpose of calculating the salary payable for a period during which an appointed Judge of the Court Martial Appeal Court or a Judge of the Court Martial acts on a part-time basis, the daily rate is the yearly rate of salary applicable to that Judge divided by 225 prorated in proportion to the amount of the day worked.

This clause does not apply to a District Court Judge who is also appointed a Judge of the Court Martial.

The Chief Judge of the Court Martial must be paid $206,600 (which is 48% of the yearly salary rate set out in Part 2 of the Schedule).

Any allowance payable to the Chief Judge is set out in Part 2 of the Schedule.

If the Chief Judge performs the functions of that office for more than 108 days (which is 48% of 225 full working days in a year), then, in addition to the salary payable under subclause (1), salary is payable to the Chief Judge at a daily rate of $1,910 (which is the yearly rate set out in Part 2 of the Schedule divided by 225) prorated in proportion to the amount of the day worked.

The maximum amount of salary payable under subclauses (1) and (3) is the yearly rate set out in Part 2 of the Schedule.

A District Court Judge who holds the office of Chief Judge of the Court Martial must be paid the higher of the following:

In clauses 12 and 13, unless the context otherwise requires, Coroner—

The salary payable to a Chief Coroner must be paid at the rate set out in Part 3 of the Schedule, but, if the Chief Coroner is also a District Court Judge, the Chief Coroner must be paid the higher of the following:

The salaries payable to a Deputy Chief Coroner, Coroner, Relief Coroner, and Associate Coroner must be paid at the rates set out in Part 3 of the Schedule.

If a Chief Coroner or Deputy Chief Coroner ceases to hold that office but continues to hold office as a Coroner, their salary and allowances must be reduced by the amount of any salary or allowances received solely because of their being a Chief Coroner or Deputy Chief Coroner.

A Relief Coroner appointed under section 104 of the Coroners Act 2006 is entitled to an additional payment of up to $10,310 per annum by way of salary, in recognition of the fact that a Relief Coroner is not entitled to receive superannuation contributions under the Judicial Officers Superannuation Determination 2019, provided that the annual sum of the following amounts does not exceed $354,000:

An Associate Coroner appointed under section 104A of the Coroners Act 2006 is entitled to an additional payment of up to $6,190 per annum by way of salary, in recognition of the fact that an Associate Coroner is not entitled to receive superannuation contributions under the Judicial Officers Superannuation Determination 2019, provided that the annual sum of the following amounts does not exceed $212,400:

The Chief Coroner, the Deputy Chief Coroner, each Coroner, each Relief Coroner, and each Associate Coroner appointed by the Chief Coroner to act as National Duty Coroner must be paid a taxable allowance at the rate of $11,780 per annum, in recognition of the fact that each is, from time to time, rostered to act as National Duty Coroner.

The Judicial Officers Salaries and Allowances (2022/23) Determination 2022 (SL 2022/288) is revoked.