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New Word Sought
(N.Z. Press Association) WELLINGTON, August 15. New Zealand magistrates travelling overseas on furlough had been caused grave embarrassment in the past because the title “magistrate” was anomalous when compared with the jurisdiction denoted by that office in places such as the United Kingdom.
This was said by the Minister of Justice (Mr Hanan) today in a statement enlarging on a remark passed in his public address on “The Future of Family Law” in Wellington yesterday. Mr Hanan said the title of “district court judge” had been proposed as an alternative that would more suitably reflect the place of the magistrate in the judicial system.
However, this proposal had been considered by the New Zealand Law Society but its members were unable to reach full agreement on its merits. Mr Hanan said there had been a very considerable increase over the years in the jurisdiction exercised by stipendiary magistrates, particularly with the passing of the Summary Proceedings Act in 1957. He was concerned to lift the status of magistrates in keeping with the responsibilities of their judicial office.
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Press, Volume CVII, Issue 31449, 16 August 1967, Page 1
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