Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

FAMILY LAW ACT 1975 - SECT 37B

             (1)  Notwithstanding any provision of this Act other than subsection (3), and any provision of the Public Service Act 1999 or any other law, in the performance of a function or the exercise of a power under this Act, under the regulations or under the standard Rules of Court (other than a power delegated by standard Rules of Court under subsection 37A(1)):

                     (a)  the Principal Registrar is subject to the direction and control of the Chief Judge and is not subject to the direction or control of any other person or body;

                     (b)  a Registrar is subject to the direction and control of:

                              (i)  the Chief Judge;

                             (ii)  any other Judge authorized by the Chief Judge to direct and control that Registrar; and

                            (iii)  the Principal Registrar;

                            and is not subject to the direction or control of any other person or body; and

                     (c)  a Deputy Registrar is subject to the direction and control of:

                              (i)  the Chief Judge;

                             (ii)  any other Judge authorized by the Chief Judge to direct and control that Deputy Registrar;

                            (iii)  the Principal Registrar; and

                            (iv)  the Registrars;

                            and is not subject to the direction or control of any other person or body.

             (2)  Without limiting the generality of subsection (1), the Principal Registrar may, subject to this Act and to any directions of the Chief Judge, make arrangements as to the Registrars or Deputy Registrars who are to perform any functions or exercise any power under this Act, under the regulations or under the standard Rules of Court (including a power delegated by standard Rules of Court under subsection 37A(1)) in particular matters or classes of matters.

             (3)  The powers of the Principal Registrar in relation to the Registrars and the Deputy Registrars, and the powers of the Registrars in relation to the Deputy Registrars, shall be exercised subject to the directions of the Chief Judge.

             (4)  An Agency Head (within the meaning of the Public Service Act 1999 ) cannot take action under section 15 of the Public Service Act 1999 against the Principal Registrar, a Registrar or a Deputy Registrar unless such action is requested by the Chief Judge.

             (5)  In this section, Registrar means a Registrar of the Court.