Pursuant to section 207 of the Employment Relations Act 2000, Her Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint

Richard John McIlraith, District Court Judge

to be an acting Judge of the Employment Court for a term of two years commencing on 21 August 2017.

Dated at Wellington this 21st day of August 2017.

Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, qc, Attorney-General.