Conflict of interests
13(1)A judge, other than a judge who has elected supernumerary status and a person who is on the panel established under subsection 7.1(1), shall devote his or her whole time to the performance of his or her duties as a judge.
13(1.1)A judge, including a person who is on the panel established under subsection 7.1(1), shall not practise, carry on or conduct any business in the practice or profession of the law and shall not engage in any business, trade, profession or occupation without the prior approval in each particular case by the Lieutenant-Governor in Council.
13(2)This section does not prohibit the following:
(a)
a judge from carrying out any duties assigned to him or her by order of the Lieutenant-Governor in Council;
(b)
a judge from carrying out any administrative duties assigned to him or her in accordance with Part III;
(c)
a judge from sitting as a judge of the provincial court of a province other than New Brunswick, on the request of the proper authority of that province, if the chief judge authorizes the judge to do so and informs the Minister of the granting of the authorization; or
(d)
the chief judge from sitting as a judge of the provincial court of a province other than New Brunswick, on the request of the proper authority of that province, if the chief judge considers it appropriate in the circumstances and informs the Minister of the intended action.
13(3)A breach of this section is deemed to be misconduct under section 6.
1969, c.17, s.11; 1983, c.69, s.3; 1985, c.66, s.5; 1987, c.P-22.2, s.39; 1987, c.45, s.14; 1995, c.6, s.5; 2000, c.6, s.9; 2003, c.18, s.7; 2008, c.45, s.26; 2011, c.15, s.2