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SUPREME COURT ACT 1986 - SECT 105D Chief Justice may engage reserve Associate Judge to undertake duties of Associate Judge

SUPREME COURT ACT 1986 - SECT 105D

Chief Justice may engage reserve Associate Judge to undertake duties of Associate Judge

    (1)     The Chief Justice may, from time to time, by notice in writing, engage a reserve Associate Judge to undertake the duties of an Associate Judge

        (a)     on a full time basis; or

        (b)     on a sessional basis.

    (2)     Without limiting subsection (1), an engagement under that subsection—

        (a)     may specify the duties that a reserve Associate Judge is to undertake, including duties of the Associate Judge who is the Senior Master; and

        (b)     must specify the period of the engagement.

    (3)     The Chief Justice does not have the power to revoke or amend a notice of engagement under subsection (1), other than with the consent of the reserve Associate Judge.

    (4)     An engagement under subsection (1) must not exceed 6 months.

    (5)     For the purpose of deciding whether, when, or on what basis to engage a reserve Associate Judge to undertake duties, the Chief Justice may request the reserve Associate Judge to provide any information that the Chief Justice considers may be relevant to enable a decision to engage to be made.

S. 105E inserted by No. 63/2013 s. 24.