13Appointment and qualifications of Judges

#### 13 Appointment and qualifications of Judges 13 Appointment and qualifications of Judges (cf LCA 1982, section 12) > > (1) The Governor may, by commission under the public seal of the State, appoint any qualified person to be a Judge. > > > (2) For the purposes of this section, a person is qualified for appointment as a Judge if the person is— > > > > > (a) an Australian lawyer of at least 5 years’ standing, or > > > > > (b) a person who holds, or has held, a judicial office of this State or of the Commonwealth, another State or Territory. > > > (3) A Judge, while holding office as such, is taken to have been appointed as a justice of the peace. > > > (4) Part 1 of Schedule 1 has effect with respect to Judges. > > **s 13:** Am 2025 No 61, Sch 1\[3\] \[5\].