SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2013 - SECT 17
SOUTH AUSTRALIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2013 - SECT 17
17—Supplementary Deputy Presidents
(1) Even though there
is no vacancy in an office of Deputy President (and any Deputy President is
performing the duties of office), the Attorney-General may, on the request of
the President of the Tribunal, temporarily appoint a person to act as a
supplementary Deputy President of the Tribunal in relation to a particular
matter or matters or for a specified period.
(2) The
Attorney-General may only appoint—
(a) a
judge of the District Court; or
(b) a
person who is eligible to act in a judicial office on an auxiliary basis under
section 3(2) of the Judicial Administration (Auxiliary Appointments and
Powers) Act 1988 (even though office under this Act is not a judicial
office under that Act).
(3) The
Attorney-General must consult with the Chief Judge before making an
appointment under subsection (2)(a).
(4) An appointment
under this section must be made in writing.
(5) The person may act
as a Deputy President in relation to a matter, or for the period, for which
the person is appointed, and when acting under the appointment the person is
to be regarded as a Deputy President of the Tribunal for the purposes of this
Act and any relevant Act (and the other provisions of this subdivision apply
with any necessary modifications in relation to a person appointed under this
section).
(6) However, if a
person appointed under this section is not a judge of the District Court, the
person is, for the period of appointment, entitled to be paid any salary or
allowances determined by the Attorney-General after consultation with the
President of the Tribunal (with a judge of the District Court being paid any
salary or allowances of a Deputy President).
(7) A person appointed
under this section for a particular period may be appointed to act for a
further period by the Attorney-General after consultation with, or at the
request of, the President of the Tribunal.
(8) The Governor may
at any time, on the recommendation of the Attorney-General, cancel the
appointment of a person under this section.
(9) Before the
Governor acts under subsection (8), the Attorney-General must consult
with—
(a) the
President of the Tribunal (unless the Attorney-General is acting at the
request of the President); and
(b) if
the relevant person is a judge of the District Court—the Chief Judge.