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Appointment to the District Court or Environment Court Bench

If you wish to register your interest in appointment as a District or Environment Court Judge you can fill in this form:

Expression of interest form (PDF) [PDF, 197 KB]

Expression of interest form (Word) [DOCX, 81 KB]

or you can read more about it in this booklet:

Judicial appointments information booklet [DOCX, 42 KB]

Appointment as an Environment Judge (Auckland or Wellington based role)

The Attorney-General wishes to hear from suitably qualified persons who would like to be considered for appointment as an Environment Judge. In addition to appointment to that position, the successful candidate will also be appointed a District Court Judge. To be eligible for appointment candidates must have held a practising certificate as a barrister or solicitor for at least seven years.

Appointments to the Environment Court are made by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Attorney-General following consultation with the Minister for the Environment and Minister of Māori Affairs.

All eligible persons who complete an expression of interest form will be considered. Appointments are based on merit. The criteria for appointment include:

  • Demonstrated knowledge and litigation experience, in particular in relation to the Resource Management Act 1991 and other environmental laws, and overall high quality as a lawyer demonstrated in a relevant legal occupation.
  • Personal qualities such as honesty and integrity, impartiality, good judgement and the ability to work hard.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills.
  • The ability to absorb and analyse complex and competing factual and legal material.
  • Awareness and sensitivity to the diversity of New Zealand society.
  • Gender, diversity and cultural competence.

Persons interested in appointment are asked to complete an Expression of Interest form [PDF, 113 KB], provide a Curriculum Vitae and submit them to the Judicial Appointments Unit - judicialappointments@justice.govt.nz by 5pm on Monday 12 May 2025.

If you have already lodged an expression of interest, you are not required to resubmit it, but it would be advisable to ensure that your information is up to date.

All expressions of interest will be handled with the highest degree of confidentiality.

Appointment to the High Court Bench

If you wish to register your interest in appointment as a High Court Judge or Associate Judge you can fill in this form:

Expression of interest form [PDF, 305 KB]

or you can read more about the protocol here:

Appointments protocol [DOCX, 86 KB]

Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority - Deputy Licensing Authority

Applications are invited from persons wishing to be considered for appointment as a part-time Deputy Licensing Authority of the Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority.

The Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority (PSPLA) is a combined registration board and disciplinary tribunal.  The functions of the Licensing Authority are to:

  • Grant licences and certificates of approval to private security businesses and workers
  • Decide objections to licence and certificate applications
  • Determine complaints filed by police and members of the public against licence and certificate holders.
  • Maintain publicly accessible registers of licence and certificate holders

The Private Security Personnel and Private Investigators Act 2010 (the Act) provides that every Deputy Licensing Authority shall be appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Minister of Justice.

The Deputy Licensing Authority has all the powers, duties, and functions of the Licensing Authority, subject to the control of the Licensing Authority

APPLICATION DOCUMENTS

The closing date for applications is 20 June 2025 at 4PM.

Please email your completed application forms, curriculum vitae and a covering letter to General.OLC@justice.govt.nz  (Enquiries may also be directed to this email address)

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