New South Wales Repealed Acts

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COMPENSATION COURT ACT 1984 - SECT 42

42 Rule Committee

(1) Where, in this or any other Act, it is provided that rules of Court may or shall be made, those rules shall be made by a Rule Committee consisting of:

(a) the Chief Judge,

(b) 4 other appointed Judges,

(c) an appointed commissioner,

(d) an appointed barrister, and

(e) an appointed solicitor.

(2) In this section, "appointed" means appointed to the Rule Committee by the Chief Judge by an instrument in writing.

(2A) In this section and section 42A:
"barrister" means a legal practitioner who holds a current practising certificate as a barrister.
"solicitor" means a legal practitioner who holds a current practising certificate as a solicitor.

(3) A person appointed shall hold office for the time specified in the instrument of the person’s appointment but may resign by an instrument in writing addressed to the Chief Judge.

(4) At a meeting of the Rule Committee the chairman shall be:

(a) the Chief Judge, if present, or

(b) in the absence of the Chief Judge, a Judge who is present and chosen by the meeting.

(5) In the case of an equality of votes at a meeting of the Rule Committee, the chairman shall have a casting as well as a deliberative vote.

(6) Any 5 members of the Rule Committee shall constitute a quorum.

(7) The registrar or, in the absence of the registrar, a person approved by the Chief Judge shall be secretary of the Rule Committee.

(7A) The Rule Committee may, if it thinks fit, transact any of its business by the circulation of papers among all members of the Rule Committee for the time being, and a resolution in writing approved in writing by a majority of those members is taken to be a decision of the Rule Committee.

(8) Subject to this section, the Rule Committee may regulate its own procedure.