Pursuant to section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947,
Her Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint
Michael Frederick Hobbs, retired District Court Judge
to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil
and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand, and to exercise the criminal jurisdiction of the District Courts under Part
IIA of the District Courts Act 1947, at such place or places and for such period or periods only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to the said section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, for a term of one year on and from 6 December 2004; and
Edward William Unwin, retired District Court Judge
to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil
and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand, at such place or places and for such period or periods only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to the said section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, for a term of two years on and from 18 December 2004; and
Simon Grant Lockhart, Q.C., retired District Court Judge
to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil
and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand, and to exercise the criminal jurisdiction of the District Courts under Part IIA of the District Courts Act 1947, at such place or places and for such period or periods only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to the said section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, for a term of two years on and from 1 January 2005.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of December 2004.
MARGARET WILSON, Attorney-General.