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Magistrates Court Act 1930
9ETransfer of judicial officer of another jurisdiction to ACT
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9E Transfer of judicial officer of another jurisdiction to ACT
court
(1) This section applies if a judicial exchange arrangement provides for
the transfer to an ACT court of a judicial officer of a corresponding
(2) The Chief Magistrate may, in accordance with the judicial exchange
arrangement and with the agreement of the senior judicial officer of
the corresponding court, appoint a judicial officer of the
corresponding court to act as a judicial officer of the ACT court.
(3) The judicial officer of the corresponding court is qualified for
appointment despite any law of this jurisdiction to the contrary.
(4) The maximum term for which an appointment under this section may
be made on any one occasion is 6 months.
(5) However, an appointment under this section may not extend beyond
the retirement age for judicial officers of the ACT court.
(6) A judicial officer of a corresponding court may be appointed under
this section to more than one ACT court.
Judicial officers exchange Division 2.2.3A
(7) A judicial officer whose appointment under this section has ceased
may complete or otherwise continue to deal with any matters relating
to proceedings in the ACT court that have been heard, or partly heard,
by the judicial officer before the appointment under this section
ceased.