7Appointment of Children’s Judges

7 Appointment of Children’s Judges

7 Appointment of Children’s Judges

(1) The Chief Judge may, by instrument in writing, appoint any qualified person to be a Children’s Judge.

(1A) Any such appointment may only be made in consultation with the President.

(2) A person is qualified to be appointed as a Children’s Judge if the person—

(a) is a Judge of the Local Court, and

(b) has, in the opinion of the Chief Judge and the President, such knowledge, qualifications, skills and experience in the law and the social or behavioural sciences, and in dealing with children and young people and their families, as the Chief Judge and President each consider necessary to enable the person to exercise the functions of a Children’s Judge.

(2A) A Children’s Judge is to undertake and complete such ongoing courses of training as the President may, in consultation with the Chief Judge, require.

(3) Schedule 1 has effect with respect to the Children’s Judges.

(4) Schedule 3 has effect.

s 7: Am 1987 No 268, Sch 1 (3) (4); 1998 No 158, Sch 1 [3] [4]; 2000 No 93, Sch 2.6 [1]; 2009 No 13, Sch 2.2 [3]–[5]; 2025 No 61, Sch 2.11[2]–[6].