Magistrates Court Act 1987

Subject to section 19(5), the Governor may appoint a permanent full-time magistrate to be the Deputy Chief Magistrate.

The Deputy Chief Magistrate shall, in addition to exercising his or her functions as a magistrate, exercise such other functions as the Chief Magistrate may direct.

The Deputy Chief Magistrate shall act in the office of the Chief Magistrate during – an absence from duty of the Chief Magistrate; or a vacancy in the office of Chief Magistrate.

The Deputy Chief Magistrate shall, while acting in the office of the Chief Magistrate, have and may perform all the functions and exercise all the powers of that office and be entitled to receive the same remuneration as is ordinarily payable to the Chief Magistrate.

Any act, matter, or thing done by the Deputy Chief Magistrate while acting in the office of the Chief Magistrate shall be deemed to have been done by the Chief Magistrate.

The Deputy Chief Magistrate may resign from the office of Deputy Chief Magistrate but still retain the office of magistrate.

The Attorney-General may, during an absence from duty by, or vacancy in the office of, Deputy Chief Magistrate, appoint a permanent full-time magistrate to be acting Deputy Chief Magistrate and that magistrate shall, while acting in the office of Deputy Chief Magistrate, be entitled to receive the same remuneration as is ordinarily payable to the Deputy Chief Magistrate.