Judicial Office (Papua New Guinea) Act 1979
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2 Interpretation
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(1) In this Act:
appointed day means a day specified in a proclamation under subsection (2) as the appointed day for the purposes of this Act.
head of the jurisdiction:
(a) in relation to a judge of the Supreme Court of New South Wales, means the Chief Justice of that Court,
(b) in relation to a member of the Industrial Commission of New South Wales, means the President of that Commission,
(c) in relation to a judge of the District Court, means the Chief Judge of that Court, and
(d) in relation to a member of the Workers’ Compensation Commission, means the Chairman of that Commission.
judge has the meaning ascribed thereto by section 2 (1) of the Judges’ Pensions Act 1953, but does not include a person in his capacity as Chairman of the Crown Employees Appeal Board.
(2) The Governor may, by proclamation published in the Gazette, specify a day as the appointed day for the purposes of this Act.