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CurrentQualification for appointment
Part IIThe Magistrates Court
8 Qualification for appointment
A person is not eligible for appointment as a magistrate unless the person is an Australian lawyer of not less than 5 years' standing as an Australian legal practitioner.
A person is not eligible for appointment as a magistrate if he or she has attained the age of 75 years.
Subsection (2) does not apply to a person who is otherwise eligible for appointment as a permanent part-time magistrate or temporary magistrate.
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