12Magistrates not to undertake other work

12 Magistrates not to undertake other work

*[Section 12 Substituted by No. 16 of 1991, s. 4 ]*A magistrate shall not –

(a) [Section 12 Amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008] engage in, or continue the practice of, the profession of an Australian legal practitioner; or

(b) engage in any occupation or hold any office, either on a full-time or part-time basis, where engaging in that occupation or holding that office interferes, or might reasonably be expected to interfere, with the ability of the magistrate to perform the functions of –

(i) the office of magistrate; or

(ii) any office lawfully held by the magistrate in conjunction with, or by virtue of, holding the office of magistrate.