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Magistrates Court Act 1930
291WAssignment of other magistrates for Industrial Court
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291W Assignment of other magistrates for Industrial Court
matters
(1) The Chief Magistrate may assign another magistrate to deal with an
industrial or work safety matter if—
(a) the Chief Magistrate is satisfied that—
(i) a perception of bias may arise if the Industrial Court
Magistrate were to deal with the matter; or
(ii) it is in the interests of justice to do so; or
(b) a magistrate begins to deal with the matter under this chapter but
before the matter is finally decided, the magistrate—
(i) dies; or
(ii) becomes mentally or physically incapacitated, if the
incapacity substantially affects the exercise of the
magistrate’s functions; or
(iii) resigns; or
(iv) is otherwise unable to continue to deal with the matter.
(2) This section is in addition to, and does not limit, section 291V (Acting
Industrial Court Magistrate).