sec.36CSupreme Court and Magistrates Court officers

### sec.36C Supreme Court and Magistrates Court officers This section applies if the District Court is to sit at a place where an office of the District Court Registry does not exist. If a regional office or a district office of the Supreme Court Registry exists at the place, that office is taken to be an office of the District Court Registry at the place and the registrar, bailiff and other officers of the Supreme Court at the place are taken to be the corresponding officers of the District Court at the place. The registrar of the Supreme Court at the place is taken to be the registrar of the District Court at the place. If subsection (2) does not apply and a Magistrates Court Registry exists at the place, that registry is taken to be an office of the District Court Registry at the place and the registrar, bailiff and other officers of the Magistrates Court at the place are taken to be the corresponding officers of the District Court at the place. A bailiff of the Magistrates Court at the place is taken to be a bailiff of the District Court at the place. Without limiting subsections (2) and (3) , an officer taken to be a corresponding officer of the District Court at a place has the functions, powers and jurisdiction of the officer of the District Court. s 36C ins 2011 No. 45 s 126 (sec.36C-ssec.1) This section applies if the District Court is to sit at a place where an office of the District Court Registry does not exist. (sec.36C-ssec.2) If a regional office or a district office of the Supreme Court Registry exists at the place, that office is taken to be an office of the District Court Registry at the place and the registrar, bailiff and other officers of the Supreme Court at the place are taken to be the corresponding officers of the District Court at the place. The registrar of the Supreme Court at the place is taken to be the registrar of the District Court at the place. (sec.36C-ssec.3) If subsection (2) does not apply and a Magistrates Court Registry exists at the place, that registry is taken to be an office of the District Court Registry at the place and the registrar, bailiff and other officers of the Magistrates Court at the place are taken to be the corresponding officers of the District Court at the place. A bailiff of the Magistrates Court at the place is taken to be a bailiff of the District Court at the place. (sec.36C-ssec.4) Without limiting subsections (2) and (3) , an officer taken to be a corresponding officer of the District Court at a place has the functions, powers and jurisdiction of the officer of the District Court.