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
Gerard Martin Lynch, barrister of Christchurch
to be a District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within New Zealand, and to exercise the criminal jurisdiction of the District Courts, under Part 2A of the District Courts Act 1947, on and from 31 October 2008.
Dated at Wellington this 6th day of October 2008.
MICHAEL CULLEN, Attorney-General.