Judicial Commissions Act 2024
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4 Tenure of judicial office
A judicial officer may only be suspended or removed from office in accordance with –
(a) this Act; or
(b) in the case of the removal of a judge of the Supreme Court, the Supreme Court (Judges’ Independence) Act 1857 ; or
(c) in the case of the suspension or removal of the Associate Judge, the Supreme Court Act 1959 ; or
(d) in the case of the removal of an acting judge appointed under section 3 of the Supreme Court Act 1887 –
(i) the terms and conditions of the acting judge’s appointment under that Act; or
(ii) the Supreme Court (Judges’ Independence) Act 1857 ; or
(e) in the case of the suspension or removal of a magistrate, the Magistrates Court Act 1987 ; or
(f) in the case of the suspension or removal of a presidential member of TASCAT, the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2020 .