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4 July 2023
George Russell
[email address]
Our ref: 105145
Tēnā koe George,
Official Information Act request
Thank you for your email of 8 June 2023 requesting, under the Of icial Information Act 1982 (the
Act), information relating to retirement dates of current judges at the Supreme Court and Court of
Appeal. Specifical y, you asked for:
…The date that each of the current judges of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal wil
reach their mandatory retirement age under s 133 of the Senior Courts Act 2016.
The information you requested is judicial information which means it is not subject to the OIA.
However, you may wish to refer your enquiry to Of ice of the Chief Justice by emailing
[email address] who can consider whether this information can be given to
you.
If you are not satisfied with our response, you have the right to complain to the Ombudsman under
section 28(3) of the Act. They may be contacted by phone on 0800 802 602 or by email to
[email address]
Nāku noa, nā
Andrea King
Group Manager, Senior Courts