24 NOVEMBER 2011 NEW ZEALAND GAZETTE, No. 181

places and for such period or periods only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, for a term of two years commencing on 9 February 2012; and

David James Robert Holderness, retired District Court Judge

to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand and to exercise the criminal jurisdiction of the District Courts under Part 2A of the District Courts Act 1947, at such place or places and for such period or periods only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, for a term of two years commencing on 1 February 2012.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of November 2011.

HON CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, Attorney-General.

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Oaths and Declarations Act 1957

Officers in the Service of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Authorised to Take Statutory Declarations

Pursuant to section 9(1)(j) of the Oaths and Declarations Act 1957, I hereby authorise the holders for the time being of the offices in the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry specified in the Schedule below to take statutory declarations under the said Act.

Schedule
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Biosecurity Officers.

Dated at Wellington this 17th day of November 2011.

HON SIMON POWER, Minister of Justice.

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District Courts Act 1947

Family Courts Act 1980

Acting District Court Judges Appointed

Pursuant to section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, and section 7 of the Family Courts Act 1980, His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint

Paul Whitehead, retired District Court Judge

to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand at such place or places and for such period or periods only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, and also to exercise the jurisdiction of the Family Courts, pursuant to section 7 of the Family Courts Act 1980, for a term of two years commencing on 1 March 2012; and

Dale Fleur Clarkson, retired District Court Judge

to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand at such place or places and for such period or periods only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, and also to exercise the jurisdiction of the Family Courts, pursuant to section 7 of the Family Courts Act 1980, for a term of two years commencing on 20 February 2012; and

Brian Hamish Struthers Neal, retired District Court Judge

to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand at such place or places and for such period or periods only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, and also to exercise the jurisdiction of the Family Courts, pursuant to section 7 of the Family Courts Act 1980, for a term of two years commencing on 16 February 2012; and

Alexander James Twaddle, retired District Court Judge

to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction in New Zealand at such place or places and for such period or periods only as the Chief District Court Judge may fix, pursuant to section 10A of the District Courts Act 1947, and also to exercise the jurisdiction of the Family Courts, pursuant to section 7 of the Family Courts Act 1980, for a term of two years commencing on 11 February 2012.

Dated at Wellington this 14th day of November 2011.

HON CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, Attorney-General.

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Public Trust

Public Trust Act 2001

The Public Trust Common Fund Interest Rates Notice 24 November 2011

The following notice is given pursuant to section 50 of the Public Trust Act 2001 (“the Act”).

Notice

1. Title and commencement—(1) This notice may be cited as the Public Trust Common Fund Interest Rates Notice 24 November 2011.

(2) Unless otherwise specified, the determinations and revocation in this notice take effect from and including 23 November 2011.

2. Interpretation—(1) Unless the context otherwise requires:

“agency deposit” means a deposit (not being an investment deposit) held as agent or attorney;

“call deposit” means a deposit (not being an agency deposit, an investment deposit, a protection deposit, a special deposit or a trust deposit) held in the ordinary course of administration, and determined by Public Trust to be held at call;

“deposit” means a sum of money held by Public Trust belonging to any estate, which money for the time being forms part of the Common Fund;

“investment deposit” means a deposit held at call or otherwise as an investment under section 51 of the Act;

“protection deposit” means a deposit, held at call, of tuition, boarding, accommodation or other fees by or on behalf of a student enrolled at a private training establishment within the meaning of Part 18 of the Education Act 1989;

“special deposit” means a deposit held other than at call on behalf of the Crown, or any local authority within the meaning of the Local Government Act 1974;

“trust deposit” means a deposit (not being an agency deposit, an investment deposit, a protection deposit or a special deposit) held on trust:

(i) for persons not of full age or capacity; or

(ii) for beneficiaries not entitled to payment at call; or

(iii) otherwise than at call.

(2) Expressions defined in the Act have the same meaning in this notice as they do in the Act.