New Zealand Acts

JUSTICES OF THE PEACE ACT 1957 - SECT 7

7 Justices exempt from attendance

1 The following persons who are Justices shall be exempt from attendance at the District Court, namely:

a) any Justice who has notified the Registrar in writing that he has attained the age of 70 years and does not wish to attend:

b) any member of the House of Representatives:

c) any barrister or solicitor or medical practitioner in the actual practice of his profession:

d) any employee of the Crown.

2 In subsection (1) ,
"medical practitioner" means a health practitioner who is, or is deemed to be, registered with the Medical Council of New Zealand continued by section 114(1)(a) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 as a practitioner of the profession of medicine.

Note: 1927 No 37 s 10

History: Section 7(1): amended, on 1 March 2017, by section 261 of the District Court Act 2016 (2016 No 49).   Section 7(1)(a): amended, on 15 April 2007, by section 7 of the Justices of the Peace Amendment Act 2007 (2007 No 14).     Section 7(2): inserted, on 18 September 2004, by section 175(1) of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 (2003 No 48).