Pursuant to sections 197(b) and 200(1) of the Employment Relations Act 2000, His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint

Kerry Graeme Smith, barrister and solicitor

to be a Judge of the Employment Court commencing on 29 January 2016.

Dated at Wellington this 10th day of November 2015.

Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, qc, Attorney-General.