sec.18Reserve judges

### sec.18 Reserve judges The Governor in Council may, by commission, appoint as many reserve judges as are necessary for conducting the business of the court. For the remuneration of a reserve judge engaged under section 18A , see the Judicial Remuneration Act 2007 , section 9A . A person is eligible for appointment as a reserve judge only if— the person is a retired Supreme Court judge or retired District Court judge; or the person has not reached 70 years of age and has been— a judge of a supreme court, district court or county court of another State; or a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. A reserve judge’s appointment ends on the earlier of— the day, not more than 5 years after the appointment is made, stated in the person’s commission; or the day the reserve judge reaches the age of— if the person is a retired District Court judge—78 years; or otherwise—70 years. However, despite subsection (3) , a reserve judge engaged under section 18A who, before the judge’s commission ends, starts the hearing of a proceeding, remains a reserve judge for the purposes of finishing the proceeding. A person may be re-appointed as a reserve judge. In this section— retired Supreme Court judge see the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 , schedule 5 . s 18 prev s 18 amd 1995 No. 58 s 4 sch 1 om 2002 No. 34 s 10 sch 1 pres s 18 ins 2024 No. 47 s 60C (sec.18-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may, by commission, appoint as many reserve judges as are necessary for conducting the business of the court. For the remuneration of a reserve judge engaged under section 18A , see the Judicial Remuneration Act 2007 , section 9A . (sec.18-ssec.2) A person is eligible for appointment as a reserve judge only if— the person is a retired Supreme Court judge or retired District Court judge; or the person has not reached 70 years of age and has been— a judge of a supreme court, district court or county court of another State; or a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. (sec.18-ssec.3) A reserve judge’s appointment ends on the earlier of— the day, not more than 5 years after the appointment is made, stated in the person’s commission; or the day the reserve judge reaches the age of— if the person is a retired District Court judge—78 years; or otherwise—70 years. (sec.18-ssec.4) However, despite subsection (3) , a reserve judge engaged under section 18A who, before the judge’s commission ends, starts the hearing of a proceeding, remains a reserve judge for the purposes of finishing the proceeding. (sec.18-ssec.5) A person may be re-appointed as a reserve judge. (sec.18-ssec.6) In this section— retired Supreme Court judge see the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 , schedule 5 . - (a) the person is a retired Supreme Court judge or retired District Court judge; or - (b) the person has not reached 70 years of age and has been— (i) a judge of a supreme court, district court or county court of another State; or (ii) a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. - (i) a judge of a supreme court, district court or county court of another State; or - (ii) a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. - (i) a judge of a supreme court, district court or county court of another State; or - (ii) a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. - (a) the day, not more than 5 years after the appointment is made, stated in the person’s commission; or - (b) the day the reserve judge reaches the age of— (i) if the person is a retired District Court judge—78 years; or (ii) otherwise—70 years. - (i) if the person is a retired District Court judge—78 years; or - (ii) otherwise—70 years. - (i) if the person is a retired District Court judge—78 years; or - (ii) otherwise—70 years.