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Australian Law Reform Commission Act 1996
11Arrangements for appointment of State and Territory judges
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#### 11 Arrangements for appointment of State and Territory judges
(1) For the purposes of appointing a judge, magistrate or justice of a court of a State as a member, the Governor‑General or the Attorney‑General (as the case may be) may enter into any necessary arrangement with the Governor of the State.
(2) For the purposes of appointing a judge, magistrate or justice of a court of the Australian Capital Territory or of the Northern Territory as a member, the Governor‑General or the Attorney‑General (as the case may be) may enter into any necessary arrangement with the Chief Minister of the Territory.
(3) An arrangement may provide, among other things, for the Commonwealth to reimburse the State or Territory with respect to the services of the person to be appointed.