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s 7

Qualification of Justices

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Part IIConstitution and seat of the High Court
Division 1Justices of the High Court

7 Qualification of Justices

A person shall not be appointed as a Justice unless:

(a)

he or she is or has been a Judge of a court created by the Parliament or of a court of a State or Territory (other than a Judge or acting Judge of the Local Court of New South Wales or of the Local Court of the Northern Territory); or

(b)

he or she has been enrolled as a barrister or solicitor, as a barrister and solicitor, or as a legal practitioner, of the High Court or of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory for not less than 5 years.

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