Pursuant to section 110(1)(c) of the Coroners Act 2006, His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has made, with effect from 1 October 2016, the following determination.

Notice

1. Title—This determination is the Coroners (Home Office Allowance) Determination 2016.

2. Commencement—This determination comes into force on 1 October 2016.

3. Interpretation—In this determination:

after-hours national duty coroner means the coroner to whom deaths are reported outside of ordinary office hours

coroner:

1. means a person holding office under sections 103, 104, 105, or 105A of the Coroners Act 2006; and
2. does not include a person who is a coroner by virtue of holding office as a Judge under section 8(d) of the District Courts Act 1947.

4. Home office allowance

1. A coroner is entitled to be paid an allowance of $120.00 for each continuous period of 24 hours or less than 24 hours that the coroner is rostered to be after-hours national duty coroner.
2. If a coroner is rostered to be after-hours national duty coroner for a continuous period of more than 24 hours the coroner is also entitled to be paid an allowance of $120.00 for the period in excess of 24 hours.

5. Revocation—The Coroners (Home Office Allowance) Determination 2013 is revoked.

Dated at Wellington this 27th day of September 2016.

Hon AMY ADAMS, Minister for Courts.