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Magistrates Act 1991
sec.47ATerms and conditions of employment—acting magistrates
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### sec.47A Terms and conditions of employment—acting magistrates
An acting magistrate, including an acting magistrate who is a clerk of court, is to be paid—
for the acting period, the appropriate proportion of the salary of a magistrate provided for under the Judicial Remuneration Act 2007 ; and
the allowances decided by the Governor in Council.
The entitlement to leave of an acting magistrate for the acting period, including an acting magistrate who is a clerk of court, is the appropriate proportion of the leave to which a magistrate appointed on a full-time basis is entitled.
If an acting magistrate, other than an acting magistrate who is a clerk of court, has a leave entitlement at the end of an acting period, the acting magistrate is to be paid an amount for the entitlement at the end of the acting period.
An acting magistrate holds office on the terms and conditions not provided for by this Act that are decided by the Governor in Council.
Employment as an acting magistrate is not subject to any industrial instrument or any decision or rule of an industrial tribunal.
s 47A ins 2008 No. 59 s 88
amd 2016 No. 63 s 1157 sch 6
(sec.47A-ssec.1) An acting magistrate, including an acting magistrate who is a clerk of court, is to be paid— for the acting period, the appropriate proportion of the salary of a magistrate provided for under the Judicial Remuneration Act 2007 ; and the allowances decided by the Governor in Council.
(sec.47A-ssec.2) The entitlement to leave of an acting magistrate for the acting period, including an acting magistrate who is a clerk of court, is the appropriate proportion of the leave to which a magistrate appointed on a full-time basis is entitled.
(sec.47A-ssec.3) If an acting magistrate, other than an acting magistrate who is a clerk of court, has a leave entitlement at the end of an acting period, the acting magistrate is to be paid an amount for the entitlement at the end of the acting period.
(sec.47A-ssec.4) An acting magistrate holds office on the terms and conditions not provided for by this Act that are decided by the Governor in Council.
(sec.47A-ssec.5) Employment as an acting magistrate is not subject to any industrial instrument or any decision or rule of an industrial tribunal.
- (a) for the acting period, the appropriate proportion of the salary of a magistrate provided for under the Judicial Remuneration Act 2007 ; and
- (b) the allowances decided by the Governor in Council.