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Magistrates Court Act 1987
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### 12 Magistrates not to undertake other work
> *\[Section 12 Substituted by No. 16 of 1991, s. 4 \]*A magistrate shall not –
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> > > (a) [*\[Section 12 Amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008\]*](/view/html/inforce/2008-12-31/act-2007-066#JS1@Ja59@GC2@EN) engage in, or continue the practice of, the profession of an Australian legal practitioner; or
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> > > (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 –
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> > > > > (i) the office of magistrate; or
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> > > > > (ii) any office lawfully held by the magistrate in conjunction with, or by virtue of, holding the office of magistrate.