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District Court of Queensland Act 1967
sec.14Retirement of judges
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### sec.14 Retirement of judges
A judge must retire on reaching 70 years of age.
Despite subsection (1) —
a judge who, before retiring, whether or not because of subsection (1) , starts the hearing of a proceeding remains a judge for the purposes of finishing the proceeding; and
a retired District Court judge appointed to act as a judge under section 17 (3) remains a judge until the judge’s appointment ends.
s 14 ins 1991 No. 68 s 111 sch 2
amd 2001 No. 80 s 94 sch 2 ; 2002 No. 34 s 11 ; 2013 No. 35 s 61
(sec.14-ssec.1) A judge must retire on reaching 70 years of age.
(sec.14-ssec.2) Despite subsection (1) — a judge who, before retiring, whether or not because of subsection (1) , starts the hearing of a proceeding remains a judge for the purposes of finishing the proceeding; and a retired District Court judge appointed to act as a judge under section 17 (3) remains a judge until the judge’s appointment ends.
- (a) a judge who, before retiring, whether or not because of subsection (1) , starts the hearing of a proceeding remains a judge for the purposes of finishing the proceeding; and
- (b) a retired District Court judge appointed to act as a judge under section 17 (3) remains a judge until the judge’s appointment ends.