Section 200 — Employment Relations Act 2000: Appointment of Judges

200 Appointment of Judges (1) The Judges of the Court are to be appointed by the Governor-General on the advice of the Attorney-General. (2) No person may be appointed a Judge of the Court unless that person has held a practising certificate as a barrister or solicitor for at least 7 years. (3) The jurisdiction of the Court is not affected by any vacancy in the number of Judges of the Court. (4) A Judge of the Court must not undertake any other paid employment or hold any other office (whether paid or not) unless the Chief Judge is satisfied that the employment or other office is compatible with judicial office. Compare: 1991 No 22 s 113(1), (2), (8) Subsection (4) was inserted, as from 20 May 2004, by section 3 Employment Relations Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 43).