Salary of reserve judicial officer—sessional rates
7 Salary of reserve judicial officer—sessional rates
Subject to subsection (2), each reserve judicial officer engaged to undertake duties on a sessional basis is entitled to be paid a salary at the sessional rate per sitting day which is—
in the case of a reserve Judge of the Supreme Court—
1/235th of the salary of the holder of the office of Judge of Appeal who is not a reserve Judge if the reserve Judge—
was the Chief Justice, the President of the Court of Appeal or a Judge of Appeal immediately before the Judge's commission ceased under section 77(4)(a), (b), (c), (d) or (e) of the Constitution Act 1975; or
is engaged under section 81B of that Act to undertake the duties of a Judge of Appeal; or
in any other case, 1/235th of the salary of a Supreme Court Judge who is not a reserve Judge;
in the case of a reserve Associate Judge of the Supreme Court—
1/235th of the salary of an Associate Judge who is the Senior Master who is not a reserve Associate Judge if the reserve Associate Judge—
was the Senior Master immediately before the person retired or resigned; or
is engaged under section 105D of the Supreme Court Act 1986 to undertake the duties of the Senior Master; or
in any other case, 1/235th of the salary of an Associate Judge referred to in item 6 of the salary table who is not a reserve Associate Judge;
in the case of a reserve judge of the County Court, 1/235th of the salary of a judge of the County Court (other than the Chief Judge) who is not a reserve judge;
in the case of a reserve associate judge of the County Court, 1/235th of the salary of an associate judge of the County Court who is not a reserve associate judge;
in the case of a reserve magistrate, 1/235th of the salary of a magistrate (other than the Chief Magistrate and the Deputy Chief Magistrates) who is not a reserve magistrate;
in the case of a reserve coroner, 1/235th of the salary of a magistrate (other than the Chief Magistrate and the Deputy Chief Magistrates) who is not a reserve magistrate.
A reserve judicial officer engaged to undertake duties on a sessional basis who is entitled to—
a non-contributory pension under a relevant Act within the meaning of section 16A of the State Superannuation Act 1988; or
because the person has held a public office in another jurisdiction, a non-contributory pension under any other law—
must be paid a salary at the sessional rate per sitting day which is calculated in accordance with the following formula—
where—
S means the sessional rate for the time being applicable under subsection (1) to the reserve judicial officer;
P means the annual pension to which the reserve judicial officer is entitled that is referred to in paragraph (a) or (b).
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