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Senior Courts Act 2016

Senior court Judges - Salaries and allowances

138: Superannuation of acting Judges

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"Pension rules for temporary Judges"

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You are an acting Judge or acting Associate Judge. You get appointed under certain sections like section 111, 112, 113(2)(a), or 114(2)(b). You do not get a superannuation subsidy. You are appointed under different sections like section 110, 113(2)(b), or 114(2)(a). Your superannuation subsidy rate is not higher than your permanent appointment rate. This rule is about your superannuation subsidy. There is an exception for a compulsory employer contribution as defined in section 101A of the KiwiSaver Act 2006. This exception applies to you. It affects your superannuation subsidy.

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Salaries and allowances

138Superannuation of acting Judges

  1. A superannuation subsidy must not be paid to a person who is appointed as an acting Judge or acting Associate Judge under section 111, 112, 113(2)(a), or 114(2)(b) (which relate to retired Judges and Judges who have resigned from office).

  2. A person who is appointed as an acting Judge or acting Associate Judge under section 110, 113(2)(b), or 114(2)(a) (which relate to serving Judges) must not be paid a superannuation subsidy at a rate that is higher than the rate that would have been payable calculated only on the basis of the person’s permanent appointment.

  3. Subsection (1) does not apply to a compulsory employer contribution within the meaning of section 101A of the KiwiSaver Act 2006.

Notes
  • Section 138(1): amended, on , by section 123(1) of the Statutes Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 75).
  • Section 138(2): amended, on , by section 123(2) of the Statutes Amendment Act 2022 (2022 No 75).