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District Court of Queensland Act 1967
sec.10Chief Judge
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### sec.10 Chief Judge
The Governor in Council may, by commission, appoint a judge as Chief Judge of the District Court of Queensland.
See the Constitution of Queensland 2001 , section 59 for the oath or affirmation requirement.
The Governor in Council may, by gazette notice, appoint a judge to act as Chief Judge during any period, or all periods, when the Chief Judge is absent from duty or the State, or is, for another reason, unable to perform the duties of office.
s 10 sub 1985 No. 53 s 3 ; 1993 No. 32 s 3 sch 1 ; 1996 No. 32 s 3
amd 2001 No. 80 s 94 sch 2
(sec.10-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may, by commission, appoint a judge as Chief Judge of the District Court of Queensland. See the Constitution of Queensland 2001 , section 59 for the oath or affirmation requirement.
(sec.10-ssec.2) The Governor in Council may, by gazette notice, appoint a judge to act as Chief Judge during any period, or all periods, when the Chief Judge is absent from duty or the State, or is, for another reason, unable to perform the duties of office.