6BActing President of Children’s Court

6B Acting President of Children’s Court

6B Acting President of Children’s Court

(1) The Governor may, by instrument in writing, appoint a Children’s Judge to be the Acting President—

(a) during any vacancy in the office of the President, or

(b) during any period for which the President is absent from duty.

(1A) Unless the Governor has made an appointment under subsection (1) (and without limiting subsection (1)), the Attorney General may, by instrument in writing, appoint a Children’s Judge to be Acting President—

(a) during any vacancy in the office of the President, or

(b) during any period for which the President is absent from duty.

(1B) An appointment under this section may be made for a particular vacancy or absence or for any vacancy or absence that occurs from time to time.

(2) While acting as the President, the person appointed as the Acting President—

(a) has and may exercise the functions of the President, and

(b) is entitled to be paid the same remuneration as the President.

(3) However, service in the office of the Acting President is not taken to be service in the office of Judge of the District Court.

s 6B: Ins 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [2]. Am 2015 No 2, Sch 3.1; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.11[3].