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District Court of Queensland Act 1967
sec.42Power of bailiffs
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### sec.42 Power of bailiffs
A bailiff is an officer of the sheriff.
A bailiff is appointed for the State.
The sheriff, or a deputy sheriff, may delegate any of the sheriff’s functions, or deputy sheriff’s functions, to a bailiff.
Subject to the terms of the delegation, a bailiff may perform a function throughout the State.
In this section—
functions includes powers.
perform , a function, includes exercise a power.
s 42 sub 2011 No. 45 s 129
(sec.42-ssec.1) A bailiff is an officer of the sheriff.
(sec.42-ssec.2) A bailiff is appointed for the State.
(sec.42-ssec.3) The sheriff, or a deputy sheriff, may delegate any of the sheriff’s functions, or deputy sheriff’s functions, to a bailiff.
(sec.42-ssec.4) Subject to the terms of the delegation, a bailiff may perform a function throughout the State.
(sec.42-ssec.5) In this section— functions includes powers. perform , a function, includes exercise a power.