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Land Court Act 2000
sec.62Nomination of Supreme Court judge to be member of Land Appeal Court
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### sec.62 Nomination of Supreme Court judge to be member of Land Appeal Court
The Chief Justice must, from time to time, nominate a Supreme Court judge (who may be the Chief Justice) to act as a member of the Land Appeal Court at Brisbane.
The Supreme Court judge who is the member of the Land Appeal Court outside Brisbane is—
for the Central Region of the Supreme Court—the Central Judge, within the meaning of the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 ; and
for the Northern Region of the Supreme Court—the Northern Judge, within the meaning of the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 ; and
for the Far Northern Region of the Supreme Court—the Far Northern Judge, within the meaning of the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991.
See the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 , part 4 , division 3 .
If the parties to an appeal, or a referral of a question of law, to the Land Appeal Court agree, the appeal may be heard, or the question of law decided, in a region other than the region in which the land, the subject of the appeal or the referral, is situated.
If, at any time, a Supreme Court judge who is a member of the Land Appeal Court is unable to carry out the duties of member, the Chief Justice must nominate another Supreme Court judge to act as a member of the Land Appeal Court.
s 62 amd 2011 No. 45 s 159
(sec.62-ssec.1) The Chief Justice must, from time to time, nominate a Supreme Court judge (who may be the Chief Justice) to act as a member of the Land Appeal Court at Brisbane.
(sec.62-ssec.2) The Supreme Court judge who is the member of the Land Appeal Court outside Brisbane is— for the Central Region of the Supreme Court—the Central Judge, within the meaning of the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 ; and for the Northern Region of the Supreme Court—the Northern Judge, within the meaning of the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 ; and for the Far Northern Region of the Supreme Court—the Far Northern Judge, within the meaning of the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991. See the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 , part 4 , division 3 .
(sec.62-ssec.3) If the parties to an appeal, or a referral of a question of law, to the Land Appeal Court agree, the appeal may be heard, or the question of law decided, in a region other than the region in which the land, the subject of the appeal or the referral, is situated.
(sec.62-ssec.4) If, at any time, a Supreme Court judge who is a member of the Land Appeal Court is unable to carry out the duties of member, the Chief Justice must nominate another Supreme Court judge to act as a member of the Land Appeal Court.
- (a) for the Central Region of the Supreme Court—the Central Judge, within the meaning of the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 ; and
- (b) for the Northern Region of the Supreme Court—the Northern Judge, within the meaning of the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 ; and
- (c) for the Far Northern Region of the Supreme Court—the Far Northern Judge, within the meaning of the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991.