Andrew Tipping

Sir Andrew Patrick Charles Tipping KNZM PC (born 22 August 1942) is a retired judge of the Supreme Court of New Zealand. In 1986, he was appointed to the High Court.[1] He was promoted to the Court of Appeal on 1 June 1997,[2] and appointed to the Privy Council a year later.[3] On 1 January 2004, Tipping became one of the initial members of the new Supreme Court of New Zealand.[4]

Tipping retired from the Supreme Court on 17 August 2012.[5] On 20 September 2012 Tipping was appointed an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court.[6] He retired as an Acting Judge of the Supreme Court in August 2017 upon reaching the statutory retirement age.[7]

In the 2006 New Year Honours, Tipping was appointed a Distinguished Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit, for services as a judge of the Supreme Court and Court of Appeal of New Zealand.[8] In the 2009 Special Honours he accepted re-designation as a Knight Companion of the New Zealand Order of Merit following the re-introduction of titular honours by the New Zealand government.[9][10]

References
  1. "The Supremes – who's who on NZ'S highest court". The New Zealand Herald. 30 March 2005. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  2. "Judicature Act Appointments". New Zealand Government Gazette. 27 February 1997. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  3. "CSV list of Orders 1994 to 2009".
  4. "Appointment of Judges of the Supreme Court". New Zealand Government Gazette. 20 November 2003. Retrieved 1 December 2012.
  5. "Judiciary's 'strategist' bows out". stuff.co.nz. 18 August 2012. Retrieved 13 December 2012.
  6. "Appointment of Acting Judge of the Supreme Court" (4 October 2012) 122 New Zealand Gazette 3484.
  7. s.116 Senior Courts Act 2016
  8. "New Year honours list 2006". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 31 December 2005. Retrieved 9 June 2019.
  9. Special Honours List (12 August 2009) 118 New Zealand Gazette 2691
  10. Gibson, Nevil (1 August 2009). "Arise Sir... or Dame... for 70 on honours list". National Business Review. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 6 April 2011.


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