New South Wales Repealed Acts

This legislation has been repealed.

LISTENING DEVICES ACT 1984 - SECT 3B

3B Other judicial officers

(1) In this Act:
"eligible judicial officer" means a judicial officer in relation to whom a consent under subsection (2) and a declaration under subsection (3) are in force.
"judicial officer" means a person who is a Judge of the District Court or a Magistrate.

(2) A judicial officer may, by instrument in writing, consent to be nominated by the Attorney General under subsection (3).

(3) The Attorney General may, by instrument in writing, declare judicial officers in relation to whom consents are in force under subsection (2) to be eligible judicial officers for the purposes of this Act.

(4) An eligible judicial officer has, in relation to the exercise of a function conferred on an eligible judicial officer by this Act, the same protection and immunity as:

(a) in the case of a person who is a Judge of the District Court-a Judge of the District Court has in relation to proceedings in the District Court, or

(b) in the case of a person who is a Magistrate-a Magistrate has in relation to proceedings in a Local Court.

(5) A judicial officer who has given consent under this section may, by instrument in writing, revoke the consent.

(6) The Attorney General may, by instrument in writing, amend or revoke a declaration under this section.