Section 116 — Senior Courts Act 2016: Term of appointment of acting Judges appointed by Governor-General

116 Term of appointment of acting Judges appointed by Governor-General (1) An appointment under any of sections 111 to 114 must be for a specified term that— (a) is not more than the time until the Judge will reach the age of 75 years; and (b) in any case, is not more than 2 years. (2) When an acting Judge’s term of appointment ends, the acting Judge, if under the age of 75 years, may at any time be reappointed for a further 1 or more terms. (3) However, an acting Judge may not be reappointed for a term that, when aggregated with all previous terms, exceeds 5 years if that acting Judge is— (a) an acting Court of Appeal Judge appointed under section 112 ; or (b) an acting High Court Judge appointed under section 113 . Compare: 1908 No 89 s 11(2) ; 2003 No 53 s 23(2)