New South Wales Consolidated Acts

CHILDREN'S COURT ACT 1987 - SECT 7

7 Appointment of Children’s Magistrates

(1) The Chief Magistrate may, by instrument in writing, appoint any qualified person to be a Children’s Magistrate.

(1A) Any such appointment may only be made in consultation with the President.

(2) A person is qualified to be appointed as a Children’s Magistrate if the person:

(a) is a Magistrate, and

(b) has, in the opinion of the Chief Magistrate and the President, such knowledge, qualifications, skills and experience in the law and the social or behavioural sciences, and in dealing with children and young people and their families, as the Chief Magistrate and President each consider necessary to enable the person to exercise the functions of a Children’s Magistrate.

(2A) A Children’s Magistrate is to undertake and complete such ongoing courses of training as the President may, in consultation with the Chief Magistrate, require.

(3) Schedule 1 has effect with respect to the Children’s Magistrates.

(4) Schedule 3 (Savings and transitional provisions relating to part-time Children’s Magistrates) has effect.