17Application of Act to and in respect of associate Judges

17 Application of Act to and in respect of associate Judges

17 Application of Act to and in respect of associate Judges

(1) This section applies to and in respect of:

(a) the person who held the office of Master in Equity constituted under the Equity Act 1901 before its repeal and was appointed to the office of master by section 14 (1) of the Supreme Court Act 1970, and

(b) a person appointed before, on or after the appointed day to the office of master under section 111 of the Supreme Court Act 1970, as in force before the abolition of that office by the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2005, and

(c) a person appointed, on or after the abolition of the office of master of the Supreme Court by the Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2005, to the office of associate Judge under section 111 of the Supreme Court Act 1970.

(2) This Act applies to and in respect of a person referred to in subsection (1) in the same way as it applies to and in respect of a judge and a retired judge and it so applies as if:

(a) a reference to a judge included a reference to a person referred to in subsection (1),

(b) a reference to a retired judge included a reference to a person referred to in subsection (1) who has retired pursuant to section 115 (2) of the Supreme Court Act 1970,

(c) an office referred to in subsection (1) were a judicial office, and

(d) a reference in section 8 to prior judicial service includes a reference to the following:

(i) service in the offices of Master in Equity and Acting Master in Equity constituted under the Equity Act 1901 before its repeal,

(ii) service in the office of master or acting master of the Supreme Court under section 111 of the Supreme Court Act 1970 before the abolition of the offices of master and acting master of the Supreme Court by the ,