SUPREME COURT ACT 1970 - SECT 26
Appointment and qualifications: Chief Justice and other Judges
SUPREME COURT ACT 1970 - SECT 26
Appointment and qualifications: Chief Justice and other Judges
26 Appointment and qualifications: Chief Justice and other Judges
(1) The Governor may, by commission under the public seal of the State,
appoint any qualified person to be Chief Justice or a Judge.
(2) A person is
qualified for appointment as Chief Justice or as a Judge if the person-- (a)
holds or has held a judicial office of this State or of the Commonwealth,
another State or a Territory, or
(b) is an Australian lawyer of at least 7
years' standing.
