Pursuant to sections 5 and 28B of the District Courts Act 1947, His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint
Lawrence Irwin Hinton, solicitor, of Wellington
to be a District Court Judge, to exercise civil and
criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand, and to exercise
the criminal jurisdiction of the District Courts under
Part 2A of the District Courts Act 1947 on and from
14 December 2007; and
Allison Anne Sinclair, barrister and solicitor, of Auckland
to be a District Court Judge, to exercise civil and
criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand, and to exercise
the criminal jurisdiction of the District Courts under
Part 2A of the District Courts Act 1947 on and from
19 December 2007.
Dated at Wellington this 19th day of October 2007.
MICHAEL CULLEN, Attorney-General.