16Chief Clerk of Petty Sessions

### 16 Chief Clerk of Petty Sessions > *\[Section 16 Repealed by No. 15 of 1976, s. 12 \]* > > > (1)  [*\[Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 9 of 2003, Sched. 1, Applied:16 Apr 2003\]*](/view/html/inforce/2003-04-16/act-2003-009#JS1@Ja29@GC2@EN) *\[Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 13 of 1989, s. 19 \]*The Administrator of the Magistrates Court appointed under the [Magistrates Court Act 1987](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1987-045) is, by virtue of that office and without further commission or authority, the Chief Clerk of Petty Sessions for the purposes of this Act. > > > (2)  In the performance of their functions and the exercise of their powers under this Act, all clerks and deputy clerks of petty sessions and any persons appointed to assist the clerks of petty sessions shall be subject to the directions of the Chief Clerk of Petty Sessions. > > > (3)  [Subsection (2)](#GS16@Gs2@EN) does not apply to a magistrate discharging the duties of a clerk of petty sessions under [section 19](#GS19@EN) [(1)](#GS19@Gs1@EN) .