QUEENSLAND CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2009 - SECT 175
Appointment of the president
QUEENSLAND CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2009 - SECT 175
Appointment of the president
175 Appointment of the president
(1) The president must be a Supreme Court judge who is recommended for
appointment by the Minister after consultation with the Chief Justice.
(2)
Subject to this Act, the president holds office for the period, of at least 3
years but not more than 5 years, stated in the president’s instrument of
appointment.
(3) A person appointed as president may be appointed as
president for a further period if—
(a) the term of the appointment is at
least 3 years, but not more than 5 years, and does not immediately follow the
person’s previous appointment as president; or
(b) the appointment is
continuous on 1 or more of the person’s previous appointments as president
and the total period of the continuous appointments is not more than 5 years.
(4) The appointment of a Supreme Court judge as president does not affect any
of the following—
(a) the judge’s tenure of office or status as a judge;
(b) the payment of the judge’s salary or allowances as a judge;
(c) any
other right or privilege the judge has as a judge.
(5) Service in the office
of president is taken, for all purposes, to be service as a Supreme Court
judge.
(6) Nothing in this Act prevents a person who holds office as the
president from doing anything in the person’s capacity as a Supreme Court
judge.