Powers of Registrar
16.2 Powers of Registrar
(1) An Associate Judge may, with the approval of the Chief Justice, direct that, during a specified period or at any time, a Registrar may hear:
a specified application;
an application of a specified type; or
all applications,
that an Associate Judge may hear.
(2) If a proceeding before a Registrar appears to the Registrar to be proper for the decision of a Judge, the Registrar:
may refer the proceeding to a Judge; or
(b) on the application of a party to the proceeding – must refer the proceeding to a Judge.
(3) If the Registrar refers a proceeding to a Judge, the Judge may dispose of the proceeding or refer it back to the Registrar with any direction that the Judge considers appropriate.
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