Judicial Entitlements Act 2015

A judicial officer, by written notice to the Attorney-General, may enter into an arrangement under which the judicial officer agrees to receive the whole or part of the judicial officer's total amount of future salary as a judicial officer (whether or not payable at a sessional rate) as non‑salary benefits of an equivalent value.

A notice under subsection (1) must specify a date from which the arrangement is to take effect which must be—

the date on which the notice is given; or

a later date.

A judicial officer may vary or revoke a notice given under subsection (1) by written notice to the Attorney-General.

The notice of variation or revocation must specify a date from which the variation or revocation is to take effect which must be—

the date on which the notice is given; or

a later date.

Nothing in this section authorises the salaries or the aggregate value of the allowances payable to a judicial officer to be reduced.

An arrangement referred to in this section does not constitute, and is taken never to have constituted, a reduction in the salary or the aggregate value of the allowances of a judicial officer who enters or entered into the arrangement.

This section does not apply to—

a Judge of the Supreme Court who made an election under section 80A of the Constitution Act 1975 before the commencement of section 3 of the Courts Legislation (Judicial Appointments and Other Amendments) Act 2005; or

a judge of the County Court who made an election under section 13A of the County Court Act 1958 as in force immediately before the commencement of section 7 of the Courts Legislation (Judicial Appointments and Other Amendments) Act 2005.