sec.62Directions to acting magistrates

### sec.62 Directions to acting magistrates This section applies if— a person held an appointment to act as a magistrate at any time before the commencement of this section; and during the appointment, the Chief Magistrate, or another magistrate acting with the Chief Magistrate’s authority, issued directions to the person about when the person was to carry out the duties of office of a magistrate during the person’s period of appointment. It is declared that— the directions of the Chief Magistrate are, and are taken to have always been, as validly issued as they would be if the amendments made by the Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2008 , part 20 had been in force when the directions were issued; and the directions of the other magistrate acting with the Chief Magistrate’s authority are, and are taken to have always been, as validly issued as if they had been issued by the Chief Magistrate. s 62 ins 2008 No. 59 s 89 (sec.62-ssec.1) This section applies if— a person held an appointment to act as a magistrate at any time before the commencement of this section; and during the appointment, the Chief Magistrate, or another magistrate acting with the Chief Magistrate’s authority, issued directions to the person about when the person was to carry out the duties of office of a magistrate during the person’s period of appointment. (sec.62-ssec.2) It is declared that— the directions of the Chief Magistrate are, and are taken to have always been, as validly issued as they would be if the amendments made by the Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2008 , part 20 had been in force when the directions were issued; and the directions of the other magistrate acting with the Chief Magistrate’s authority are, and are taken to have always been, as validly issued as if they had been issued by the Chief Magistrate. - (a) a person held an appointment to act as a magistrate at any time before the commencement of this section; and - (b) during the appointment, the Chief Magistrate, or another magistrate acting with the Chief Magistrate’s authority, issued directions to the person about when the person was to carry out the duties of office of a magistrate during the person’s period of appointment. - (a) the directions of the Chief Magistrate are, and are taken to have always been, as validly issued as they would be if the amendments made by the Justice and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2008 , part 20 had been in force when the directions were issued; and - (b) the directions of the other magistrate acting with the Chief Magistrate’s authority are, and are taken to have always been, as validly issued as if they had been issued by the Chief Magistrate.