Judge Sir Thaddeus McCarthy, president of the Court of Appeal, adjusts his wig in this photo taken in 1976, when he retired after 19 years as a judge. In that time he chaired seven royal commissions, including one which reported on the public service in 1962. That commission recommended replacing the Public Service Commission with a State Services Commission. This recommendation was enacted in the State Services Act 1962.
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Alexander Turnbull Library, Dominion Post Collection (PAColl-7327)
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EP/1976/1840/3a
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