Pursuant to section 10 of the District Courts Act 1947, and section 5(1) of the Family Courts Act 1980, His Excellency the Governor-General of New Zealand has been pleased to appoint

Alan Paul Goodwin, barrister of Auckland

to be an Acting District Court Judge, to exercise civil and criminal jurisdiction within New Zealand and to exercise the jurisdiction of the Family Courts for a period commencing on 21 June 2016 and expiring on 29 December 2018.

Dated at Wellington this 15th day of April 2016.

Hon CHRISTOPHER FINLAYSON, qc, Attorney-General.