Judicial Remuneration Act 2007
sec.9AReserve District Court judge or retired acting District Court judge
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sec.9A Reserve District Court judge or retired acting District Court judge
A reserve District Court judge or retired acting District Court judge engaged, or appointed to act, on a full-time basis is entitled to be paid, for a financial year, an amount equivalent to the amount payable to a District Court judge under sections 9 and 21 , less any amount the judge receives as a pension. A reserve District Court judge or retired acting District Court judge engaged, or appointed to act, on a sessional basis is entitled to be paid an amount decided by the Governor in Council and stated in the judge’s commission of appointment. The amount decided under subsection (2) must not be less than the amount worked out using the formula— A = B – C where— A is the minimum amount that a retired judge is entitled to be paid. B is the amount a District Court judge would be entitled to be paid, on a pro rata basis, under sections 9 and 21 for the same period the retired judge sits as a judge. C is the amount the retired judge receives as a pension for the period the retired judge sits as a judge. In this section— pension includes a pension to which a person is entitled on retirement as a judge under an Act of the Commonwealth or another State. reserve District Court judge means a person appointed as a reserve judge under the District Court of Queensland Act 1967 , section 18 . retired acting District Court judge means a retired District Court judge appointed to act as a judge under the District Court of Queensland Act 1967 , section 17 (3) . s 9A ins 2013 No. 35 s 93 amd 2024 No. 47 s 64D (sec.9A-ssec.1) A reserve District Court judge or retired acting District Court judge engaged, or appointed to act, on a full-time basis is entitled to be paid, for a financial year, an amount equivalent to the amount payable to a District Court judge under sections 9 and 21 , less any amount the judge receives as a pension. (sec.9A-ssec.2) A reserve District Court judge or retired acting District Court judge engaged, or appointed to act, on a sessional basis is entitled to be paid an amount decided by the Governor in Council and stated in the judge’s commission of appointment. (sec.9A-ssec.3) The amount decided under subsection (2) must not be less than the amount worked out using the formula— A = B – C where— A is the minimum amount that a retired judge is entitled to be paid. B is the amount a District Court judge would be entitled to be paid, on a pro rata basis, under sections 9 and 21 for the same period the retired judge sits as a judge. C is the amount the retired judge receives as a pension for the period the retired judge sits as a judge. (sec.9A-ssec.6) In this section— pension includes a pension to which a person is entitled on retirement as a judge under an Act of the Commonwealth or another State. reserve District Court judge means a person appointed as a reserve judge under the District Court of Queensland Act 1967 , section 18 . retired acting District Court judge means a retired District Court judge appointed to act as a judge under the District Court of Queensland Act 1967 , section 17 (3) .