507Assignment of magistrates or reserve magistrates

507 Assignment of magistrates or reserve magistrates S. 507(1) amended by No. 5/2013 s. 50(2). (1) The President, after consulting the Chief Magistrate, may assign any person who is appointed as a magistrate under section 7 of the **Magistrates' Court Act 1989** or as a reserve magistrate to be a magistrate for the Court, whether exclusively or in addition to any other duties. S. 507(2) amended by No. 5/2013 s. 50(3). (2) In assigning a magistrate or reserve magistrate to be a magistrate for the Court, the President must have regard to the experience of the magistrate or reserve magistrate in matters relating to child welfare. S. 507(3) amended by No. 5/2013 s. 50(4). (3) The President, after consulting the Chief Magistrate, may at any time revoke the assignment of a magistrate or reserve magistrate. S. 507(4) amended by No. 5/2013 s. 50(5). (4) Unless his or her assignment is revoked under subsection (3), a magistrate or reserve magistrate who is assigned to be a magistrate for the Court continues to be a magistrate for the Court for so long as he or she holds the office of magistrate or reserve magistrate under the **Magistrates' Court Act 1989**. S. 507(5) repealed by No. 68/2009 s. 72, new s. 507(5) inserted by No. 5/2013 s. 50(6). (5) A reserve magistrate assigned under this section to be a magistrate for the Court may only exercise powers of a magistrate for the Court when the reserve magistrate is engaged under section 9C of the **Magistrates' Court Act 1989** to undertake the duties of a magistrate.