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District Court of Queensland Act 1967
sec.18Reserve judges
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### 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.