JUDICIAL ENTITLEMENTS ACT 2015 (NO. 29 OF 2015)

Table of Provisions

PART 1--PRELIMINARY

• 1 Purposes  
• 2 Commencement  
• 3 Definitions  

PART 2--JUDICIAL ENTITLEMENTS

Division 1--Judicial entitlements

• 4 Judicial entitlements to be authorised by law  
• 5 Salary entitlements of judicial officers  
• 6 Salary of reserve judicial officer—full time basis  
• 7 Salary of reserve judicial officer—sessional rates  
• 8 Salaries to be rounded to nearest whole dollar  
• 9 Date salary adjustments take effect  
• 10 Salary certificate  
• 11 Conditions of service of judicial officers  
• 12 Accrued sabbatical and long service leave  
• 13 Accrued annual leave and long service leave—magistrates  

Division 2--Salary sacrifice

• 14 Salary sacrifice arrangements  

PART 3--JUDICIAL ENTITLEMENTS PANEL

• 15 Establishment of Judicial Entitlements Panel  
• 16 Functions of Panel  
• 17 Membership of Panel  
• 18 Chairperson of Panel  
• 19 Terms and conditions of office  
• 20 Vacancies, resignations and removal from office  
• 21 Acting appointments  
• 22 Meetings of the Panel  
• 23 Persons to assist the Panel  
• 24 Validity of decisions  

PART 4--RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PANEL AND ADVISORY OPINIONS

Division 1--Own motion recommendations

• 25 Panel may make own motion recommendations  
• 26 Panel to report own motion recommendations to Attorney-General  

Division 2--Advisory opinions

• 27 Attorney-General may request advisory opinion  
• 28 Panel must inquire into subject matter of request for advisory opinion  
• 29 Panel to report advisory opinion to Attorney-General  

Division 3--General requirements for own motion recommendations and advisory opinions

• 30 Panel to invite certain submissions  
• 31 Panel must take certain factors into account  
• 32 Reasons  
• 33 Tabling before Parliament of reports  
• 34 Tabling of recommendation statement  
• 35 Entitlement certificates  
• 36 Publication of entitlement certificate in Government Gazette  

PART 5--GENERAL

• 37 Register  
• 38 Attorney-General to include documents in register as soon as practicable after specified events  
• 39 Request for advisory opinion may be excluded from register or on register in redacted form  
• 40 Regulations  

PART 6--REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

• 41 Repeal of Judicial Salaries Act 2004  
• 42 Repeal of Judicial Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995  
• 43 Certificates under section 15 of the Judicial Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995  
• 44 Pre-existing salary sacrifice arrangements  
• 45 Certain offices referred to in Judicial Salaries Act 2004  
• 46 Panel to report as soon as practicable and within 9 months of establishment  
• 47 Regulations dealing with transitional matters  

PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS RELATING TO ENTITLEMENTS

Division 1--Amendment of Children, Youth and Families Act 2005

• 48 Remuneration and terms and conditions of appointment  

Division 2--Amendment of Coroners Act 2008

• 49 Deputy State Coroner  
• 50 Appointment of coroners  
• 51 Remuneration and terms and conditions of appointment  
• 52 Appropriation of certain amounts in relation to reserve coroners  

Division 3--Judicial Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995

• 53 New sections 16 to 21 inserted  

Division 4--Amendment of the Constitution Act 1975

• 54 Appropriation of certain amounts in relation to reserve Judges  
• 55 Salaries, allowances and pensions of Judges of the Supreme Court  
• 56 As to pensions of Judges of the Supreme Court and their partners and children  
• 57 Salaries of Associate Judges  
• 58 Appropriation of certain amounts in relation to reserve Associate Judges  

Division 5--Amendment of Supreme Court Act 1986

• 59 Pension entitlements of Associate Judges, their partners and children  
• 60 Remuneration and terms and conditions of appointment  

Division 6--Amendment of County Court Act 1958

• 61 Salaries and allowances of the Chief Judge and other judges  
• 62 Appropriation of certain amounts in relation to reserve judges  
• 63 Provision for pensions to County Court judges and their partners  
• 64 Salaries and allowances of associate judges  
• 65 Pension entitlements of associate judges, their partners and children  
• 66 Appropriation of certain amounts in relation to reserve associate judges  
• 67 Remuneration and terms and conditions of appointment  

Division 7--Amendment of Magistrates' Court Act 1989

• 68 Power to complete matters—magistrates and reserve magistrates  
• 69 Pension of Chief Magistrate  
• 70 Terms and conditions of appointment  
• 71 Part 1 of Schedule 1 amended  
• 72 Part 2 of Schedule 1 amended  

Division 8--Statute law revision

• 73 Statute law revision—Powers of Attorney Act 2014  

PART 8--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS AND REPEAL OF AMENDING PARTS OF THIS ACT

Division 1--Amendment of Constitution Act 1975

• 74 Heading to section 81F amended  
• 75 Remuneration and entitlements of reserve Judge  
• 76 Salaries, allowances and pensions of Judges of the Supreme Court  
• 77 As to pensions of Judges of the Supreme Court and their partners and children  
• 78 Salaries of Associate Judges  
• 79 Remuneration and allowances of reserve Associate Judges  

Division 2--Amendment of County Court Act 1958

• 80 Salaries and allowances of the Chief Judge and other judges  
• 81 Remuneration and entitlements of reserve judge  
• 82 Salaries and allowances of associate judges  
• 83 Remuneration and allowances of reserve associate judges  

Division 3--Amendment of Magistrates' Court Act 1989

• 84 Salaries  
• 85 Part 1 of Schedule 1 amended  
• 86 Part 2 of Schedule 1 amended  

Division 4--Amendment of Coroners Act 2008

• 87 Deputy State Coroner  
• 88 Remuneration and allowances of reserve coroners  

Division 5--Repeal of amending Parts

• 89 Repeal of amending Parts  
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