COUNTY COURT ACT 1958 - SECT 8A Entry into part-time service arrangement

COUNTY COURT ACT 1958 - SECT 8A

    (1)     A judge or an associate judge, other than an excluded judicial officer, may enter into an arrangement with the Chief Judge to carry out the duties of judge, or associate judge, on a part-time basis.

    (2)     A part-time service arrangement—

        (a)     must be in writing;

        (b)     must specify the proportion of full-time duties to be worked by the judge or associate judge to whom the part-time service arrangement applies, which must be a minimum of 0·4 of full-time duties;

        (c)     may specify an expiry date, but is not required to do so.

    (3)     The Chief Judge may have regard to the following factors in considering whether to enter into a part-time service arrangement—

        (a)     the operational needs of the court;

        (b)     the personal and professional circumstances of the judge or the associate judge;

        (c)     parity and equity with other judges or other associate judges;

        (d)     any other relevant consideration.

    (4)     A part-time service arrangement takes effect from the date specified in the part-time service arrangement.

S. 8B inserted by No. 63/2013 s. 67.