Section 45 — District Court Act 2016: Restrictions on Community Magistrates

45 Restrictions on Community Magistrates A Community Magistrate must not— (a) hold any office or engage in any employment or occupation that will, in the opinion of the Governor-General, impair the proper discharge of his or her functions as a Community Magistrate; or (b) be a lawyer; or (c) be a Police employee; or (d) be employed by the Ministry of Justice or the Department of Corrections; or (e) be an officer of the High Court or of the District Court; or (f) be a party to a prison management contract entered into under section 198(1) of the Corrections Act 2004 or to a security contract entered into under section 166 of the Corrections Act 2004; or (g) be a security officer as defined in section 3(1) of the Corrections Act 2004; or (h) be a social worker as defined in section 2(1) of the Children, Young Persons, and Their Families Act 1989. Compare: 1947 No 16 s 11B