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10 November 2023 
John Luke 
[FYI request #24596 email] 
Our ref: OIA 107951 
Tēnā koe John 
Official Information Act request: Authorisation of Issuing Officers 
Thank you for email of 30 October 2023, requesting, under the Official Information Act 1982 
(the Act), information relating to the authorisation of Issuing Officers. Specifically you 
requested: 
“May I ask how many issuing offices are within New Zealand, do you have their name? 
How many are justice of peace and how many are court registrar. Do you have any 
officer is not judge, not justice of peace and not court registrar? 
And please supply their term of appointment if possible.” 
There are currently 598 authorised Issuing Officers. The name of each authorised Issuing 
Officer is publicly notified in the New Zealand Gazette each time an authorisation or 
reauthorisation is made. These notices can be found at: gazette.govt.nz 
Of the 598 total Issuing Officers, 288 are Justices of the Peace and 310 are Court Registry 
Officers. The only authorised Issuing Officers (other than judges) are Justices of the Peace 
or Court Registry Officers. 
Pursuant to section 108(1) of the Search and Surveillance Act 2012, the Attorney-General 
may authorise any Justice of the Peace, Community Magistrate, Registrar, Deputy Registrar, 
or other person to act as an issuing officer for a term, not exceeding 3 years, specified in the 
notice of authorisation. 
If you require any further information, please contact Media & Social Media Manager Joe 
Locke at [email address] 
If you are not satisfied with this response, you have the right to make a complaint to the 
Ombudsman under section 28(3) of the Act. The Office of the Ombudsman may be 
contacted by email to [email address], or by phone on 0800 802 602. 
Nāku noa, nā 
Wayne Newall 
Manager, Statutory Appointments and Specialist Functions 

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