Pursuant to section 23 of the Supreme Court Act 2003, Her Excellency the Administrator of the Government, in the name and on behalf of Her Majesty The Queen, has been pleased to appoint

The Right Honourable Sir Andrew Patrick Charles Tipping, knzm, Retired Judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand

to be an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court for a period commencing on 1 October 2016 and ending on 22 August 2017.

Dated at Wellington this 18th day of September 2016.

Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, Attorney-General.