Rix v Controller and Auditor-General - [1948] NZLR 1021

Local Elections and Polls — Medical Practitioner engaged by Hospital Board to serve as a Member of the Staff under Contract of Service — "Employment" by Board — Not Disqualified for Election as Board Member — "Notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this or any other Act" — Local Elections and Polls Amendment Act, 1944, s 10 (1) — Hospitals and Charitable Institutions Act, 1926, s 23 (1) (e) — Local Authorities (Members' Contracts) Act, 1934, s 3.