Section 33 — District Court Act 2016: Acting Judge must be authorised to act

33 Acting Judge must be authorised to act (1) An acting Judge may act only to the extent that he or she is authorised to do so by the Chief District Court Judge under subsection (2). (2) The Chief District Court Judge may authorise an acting Judge to act— (a) during 1 or more specified periods; and (b) in 1 or more specified places. (3) An acting Judge, while acting as authorised by the Chief District Court Judge, has the jurisdiction, powers, protections, privileges, and immunities of a Judge. Compare: 1947 No 16 s 10A(3), (4)