23Arrangement of business of the Court

#### 23 Arrangement of business of the Court 23 Arrangement of business of the Court (cf LCA 1982, sections 11 and 14) > > (1) The Chief Judge is responsible for ensuring the orderly and expeditious discharge of the business of the Court and for that purpose may, subject to this Act, give directions as to— > > > > > (a) the Judges or Assessors who are to exercise the Court’s jurisdiction in specified matters or matters of a specified class, and > > > > > (b) the Judges or Assessors who are to sit at places (including one or more designated places) in the State or exercise certain functions at those places, and > > > > > (c) the matters or classes of matters that may be dealt with at those places, and > > > > > (d) the specified functions that are to be exercised by specified Judges or Judges of a specified class. > > > (2) The Chief Judge must consult with the Attorney General before making a direction under subsection (1) that substantially alters the frequency of sittings at a particular place relative to the previous calendar year. > > > (3) The Chief Judge may have such consultation with other Judges as is appropriate and practicable before making any direction under subsection (1). > > > (4) A direction given under subsection (1) may provide for— > > > > > (a) the establishment of circuits comprised of places at which sittings of the Court are required to be held, or > > > > > (b) the exercise by Judges of their functions, at specified times or during specified periods, at different places. > > **s 23:** Am 2009 No 37, Sch 1.8 \[6\] \[7\]; 2025 No 61, Sch 1\[3\] \[5\].