sec.53Appointment of judicial registrars

### sec.53 Appointment of judicial registrars The Governor in Council may appoint judicial registrars. Before making a recommendation to the Governor in Council about the appointment of a judicial registrar, the Attorney-General must first consult with the Chief Magistrate. A person may be appointed as a judicial registrar only if the person is eligible to be appointed to act as a magistrate under section 6 (1) . The appointment may be for a specified period. A person’s appointment as a judicial registrar is taken to be an appointment on a full-time basis unless the appointment is stated, in the instrument of appointment, to be on a part-time basis. A judicial registrar, although appointed on a full-time basis, may, if the Attorney-General agrees in writing, exercise the jurisdiction, powers and functions of a judicial registrar on a part-time basis. A judicial registrar, although appointed on a part-time basis, may, if the Attorney-General agrees in writing, exercise the jurisdiction, powers and functions of a judicial registrar on a full-time basis. s 53 prev s 53 ins 2003 No. 86 s 14 exp 19 November 2003 (see s 53(4)) pres s 53 ins 2007 No. 37 s 116 amd 2010 No. 42 s 149 (sec.53-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may appoint judicial registrars. (sec.53-ssec.2) Before making a recommendation to the Governor in Council about the appointment of a judicial registrar, the Attorney-General must first consult with the Chief Magistrate. (sec.53-ssec.3) A person may be appointed as a judicial registrar only if the person is eligible to be appointed to act as a magistrate under section 6 (1) . (sec.53-ssec.4) The appointment may be for a specified period. (sec.53-ssec.5) A person’s appointment as a judicial registrar is taken to be an appointment on a full-time basis unless the appointment is stated, in the instrument of appointment, to be on a part-time basis. (sec.53-ssec.6) A judicial registrar, although appointed on a full-time basis, may, if the Attorney-General agrees in writing, exercise the jurisdiction, powers and functions of a judicial registrar on a part-time basis. (sec.53-ssec.7) A judicial registrar, although appointed on a part-time basis, may, if the Attorney-General agrees in writing, exercise the jurisdiction, powers and functions of a judicial registrar on a full-time basis.