23Appointment of bailiffs and assistant bailiffs of County Court

23 Appointment of bailiffs and assistant bailiffs of County Court S. 23(1) amended by No. 46/1998 s. 7(Sch. 1), substituted by No. 9/2009 s. 72(1). (1) The Governor in Council may appoint a person other than a sheriff's officer to be a bailiff of the County Court at any place. In relation to sheriff's officers as bailiffs, see section 12 of the **Sheriff Act 2009**. S. 23(1A) inserted by No. 9/2009 s. 72(1). (1A) A person appointed under subsection (1) need not be an employee in the public service. S. 23(2) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 34.2). (2) Without affecting the operation of subsection (1) of this section the police officer who is for the time being in charge of any police station specified for the time being for the purposes of this section by Order of the Governor in Council published in the Government Gazette shall be a bailiff of the County Court at the place or places so specified for the purposes of this section. S. 23(3) amended by No. 37/2014 s. 10(Sch. item 34.2). (3) Any such bailiff may from time to time in writing appoint any police officer to assist such bailiff. S. 23(4) inserted by No. 7705 s. 6, amended by No. 1/2010 s. 103. (4) The bailiff at Melbourne may from time to time in writing appoint to assist him any person who is a process server. S. 23(5) inserted by No. 9/2009 s. 72(2). (5) In this section— ***sheriff's officer*** has the same meaning as in the **Sheriff Act 2009**. No. 6117 s. 24.