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Part 5Judges of the Local Court
Division 2Acting Judges
60 Appointment
(1) The Administrator or Minister may, by instrument, appoint a person to be an acting Judge.
(2)
An acting Judge may be appointed:
(a)
for a specified period of time; or
(b)
to work on an as needed basis when required by the Chief Judge.
(3)
A person is eligible to be appointed if the person:
(a)
is under 75 years of age; and
(b)
is a lawyer and has been for at least 5 years.
(4) A person may be appointed for a term, specified in the appointment, not exceeding:
(a)
if the appointment is made by the Administrator – 12 months; or
(b)
if the appointment is made by the Minister – 3 months.
(5)
An acting Judge may be reappointed.
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