TEMPORARY JUDGES.

Auckland Star, Volume LIV, Issue 147, 22 June 1923, Page 7

TEMPORARY JUDGES.

AMENDING IEGISt-ATION. BEFORE THE LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL. (By Telegraph.—Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. The Judicature Amendment Bill, read a first time in the Legislative Council, aims at restricting the power of appointment of temporary judges. Section 11 of the 1908 Act gave the Governor j General power to appoint a judge tern ■ porarily during the illness or absence ot I a judge. Such temporary judges were tr ihold office "during his Excellency , ! \ pleasure." The amending bill proposes to delet< 'ithe word 3 "during his Excellency , ! I pleasure," and add the following pro U-isions: "The power conferred to appoin ' |a judge or judges for any temporary pur 5 pose shall, save in the case of ai ' ! appointment made on account of the ill 1 j ness or abs-onee of a judge, he exercise ■ 'only on a certificate signed by the (.'hie J Justice and not less than three othe I ' permanent judges to the effect that ii i their opinion it is necessary for the dil - conduct of the business of the Court tha one or more additional judgun slioulr' l.i > 'temporarily appointed." Every judg. 3 ■ ji|>posn*e>l on account of the illm-ss o ,- absence of a judge shall hold office durin ; 3 the pleasure of the Governor-General .-■and every other judge appointed for : / temporary purpose shall hold olnVe Jo f'sncli period not exceeding 12 months, a i may be limited in his commission. • The bill also proposes that any tw. „'members of the same division shall hay I power to act as the Court of Appeal fo £ the purpose of delivering any judguien of the Court or of hearing application c for leave to appeal to the Privy Coimci Another proposal is where any enactmen I now in force, or that may hereafter b 'passed, confers jurisdiction on th ' Supreme Court or a judge thereof i

regard to any matter wit-iout expressl j conferring jurisdiction to award or othei , wise deal with the cost of the proceed I ings irTCourt connected with such mattei I jurisdiction to award and deal with sue I costs and to make and enforce order I relating thereto shall be deemed to t I also conferred on the Court or judgt i Such costs shall be in the discretion c ithe Court or judge, and may, if th I Court or judge thinks fit, be ordered t be charged upon or paid out of any fun or estate before the Court.