Section 29 — District Court Act 2016: Removal

29 Removal (1) The Governor-General may, on the advice of the Attorney-General, remove a Judge from office on the grounds of inability or misbehaviour. (2) To avoid doubt, a Judge may be removed under subsection (1) for inability or misbehaviour related to the exercise, contemplated by section 22(a) , of the judicial authority conferred on a coroner by the Coroners Act 2006 . (3) The removal of a Judge may be initiated in accordance with sections 33 and 34 of the Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel Act 2004. (4) A Judge may not be removed from office except under this section. Compare: 1947 No 16 s 7(1), (1A)