16AAppointment of clerks, &c., of petty sessions

### 16A Appointment of clerks, &c., of petty sessions > *\[Section 16A Inserted by No. 60 of 1971, s. 2 \]**\[Section 16A Amended by No. 108 of 1974, s. 2 \]* > > > (1)  *\[Section 16A Subsection (1) substituted by No. 29 of 1984, Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 16A Subsection (1) substituted by No. 5 of 1990, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]*[*\[Section 16A Subsection (1) substituted by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja78@GC1@Hpa@EN) The Minister administering the [State Service Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) may appoint State Service officers and State Service employees to be the clerk of petty sessions for a district and deputy clerk or deputy clerks of petty sessions for a district and those officers or employees are to hold office in conjunction with State Service employment. > > > (2)  [*\[Section 16A Subsection (2) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja78@GC1@Hpb@EN) *\[Section 16A Subsection (2) omitted by No. 29 of 1984, Sched. 1 \]**\[Section 16A Subsection (2) inserted by No. 5 of 1990, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]*Subject to and in accordance with the [State Service Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) , there may be appointed or employed such persons as are considered necessary for the purposes of this Act.