sec.53AAppointment of acting judicial registrars

### sec.53A Appointment of acting judicial registrars The Governor in Council may appoint a person to act as a judicial registrar. Before making a recommendation to the Governor in Council about the appointment of a person to act as a judicial registrar, the Attorney-General must first consult with the Chief Magistrate. A person may be appointed to act 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 or for a specified matter. A person who is appointed to act as a judicial registrar for a specified period acts as a judicial registrar only when directed by the Chief Magistrate to carry out the duties of office of a judicial registrar during the person’s period of appointment. The Chief Magistrate may direct the person to carry out the duties of a judicial registrar on a full-time basis, part-time basis or from time to time. For the purpose of the person acting as a judicial registrar— this Act and other Acts apply to the person as if the person were a judicial registrar; and the person has all the powers and functions of a judicial registrar; and the person is to be paid the salary and allowances decided by the Governor in Council, not being less than the salary and allowances paid to a judicial registrar. s 53A ins 2007 No. 37 s 116 amd 2010 No. 42 s 150 ; 2013 No. 35 s 138 (sec.53A-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may appoint a person to act as a judicial registrar. (sec.53A-ssec.2) Before making a recommendation to the Governor in Council about the appointment of a person to act as a judicial registrar, the Attorney-General must first consult with the Chief Magistrate. (sec.53A-ssec.3) A person may be appointed to act as a judicial registrar only if the person is eligible to be appointed to act as a magistrate under section 6 (1) . (sec.53A-ssec.4) The appointment may be for a specified period or for a specified matter. (sec.53A-ssec.5) A person who is appointed to act as a judicial registrar for a specified period acts as a judicial registrar only when directed by the Chief Magistrate to carry out the duties of office of a judicial registrar during the person’s period of appointment. (sec.53A-ssec.6) The Chief Magistrate may direct the person to carry out the duties of a judicial registrar on a full-time basis, part-time basis or from time to time. (sec.53A-ssec.7) For the purpose of the person acting as a judicial registrar— this Act and other Acts apply to the person as if the person were a judicial registrar; and the person has all the powers and functions of a judicial registrar; and the person is to be paid the salary and allowances decided by the Governor in Council, not being less than the salary and allowances paid to a judicial registrar. - (a) this Act and other Acts apply to the person as if the person were a judicial registrar; and - (b) the person has all the powers and functions of a judicial registrar; and - (c) the person is to be paid the salary and allowances decided by the Governor in Council, not being less than the salary and allowances paid to a judicial registrar.