Victorian Consolidated Legislation

Magistrates' Court Act 1989 - SECT 16J

Performance of duties by judicial registrar

16J. Performance of duties by judicial registrar



(1) A judicial registrar must not hear, or continue to hear, a proceeding that
the judicial registrar considers for any reason inappropriate for hearing and
determination by the Court constituted by a judicial registrar and must make
appropriate arrangements for the proceeding to be heard and determined by the
Court constituted by a magistrate.

(2) A judicial registrar, in the performance of his or her duties as a
judicial registrar, is not subject to the direction or control of any person
or body.

(3) A judicial registrar has, in the performance of his or her duties as a
judicial registrar, the same protection and immunity as a Judge of the Supreme
Court has in the performance of his or her duties as a Judge.