Plain language law

New Zealand law explained for everyone

Senior Courts Act 2016

Senior court Judges - Salaries and allowances

141: Salary of Judge not to be reduced

You could also call this:

"Judges' salaries can't be cut while they're working."

Illustration for Senior Courts Act 2016

You are a Judge or an Associate Judge. Your salary must not be reduced while you are in the job. This is as provided in section 24 of the Constitution Act 1986. You do not have a reduced salary if you get paid on a pro rata basis or if a higher duties allowance stops. You might get paid on a pro rata basis under section 136. You might also get a higher duties allowance under section 140. If this allowance stops, it is not a reduction of your salary.

This text is automatically generated. It might be out of date or be missing some parts. Find out more about how we do this.

View the original legislation for this page at https://legislation.govt.nz/act/public/1986/0120/latest/link.aspx?id=DLM5759493.

This page was last updated on — View changes

Topics:
Crime and justice > Courts and legal helpWork and jobs > Worker rightsGovernment and voting > Government departments
Previous

140: Higher duties allowance, or

"Extra pay for High Court Judges on the Court of Appeal"

Next

142: Judge not to undertake other employment or hold other office, or

"Judges must not have another job without the Chief Justice's approval."

Part 5Senior court Judges
Salaries and allowances

141Salary of Judge not to be reduced

  1. As provided in section 24 of the Constitution Act 1986, the salary of a Judge or an Associate Judge must not be reduced during the continuance of the Judge's appointment.

  2. For the purpose of subsection (1), neither of the following is a reduction of salary:

  3. the payment of a salary on a pro rata basis under section 136:
    1. the cessation of the payment of a higher duties allowance payable and calculated under section 140.

      Compare