16Administrator of Magistrates Court

### 16 Administrator of Magistrates Court > *\[Section 16 Subsection (3) amended by No. 5 of 1990, s. 3 and Sched. 1 \]* > > > (1)  [*\[Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja96@GC3@Hpc@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja96@GC3@Hpb@EN) [*\[Section 16 Subsection (1) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja96@GC3@Hpa@EN) *\[Section 16 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 46 of 1991, s. 5 and Sched. 3 \]*The Minister administering the [State Service Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) may appoint a State Service officer or State Service employee to be Administrator of the Magistrates Court and that person shall hold that office in conjunction with State Service employment. > > > (1A)  *\[Section 16 Subsection (1A) inserted by No. 46 of 1991, s. 5 and Sched. 3 \]*A person holding the office of Administrator of the Magistrates Court immediately before the commencement of the [Administrative Arrangements (Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 1990](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-1990-005) shall be deemed to hold that office under the provisions of the Principal Act as in force on that commencement and shall continue to hold that office under the same terms and conditions, including remuneration, that applied to that person immediately before that commencement. > > > (2)  *\[Section 16 Subsection (2) amended by No. 13 of 1989, s. 19 and Sched. 1 \]*[*\[Section 16 Subsection (2) omitted by No. 91 of 2001, s. 17, Applied:05 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-05/act-2001-091#GS17@Hpa@EN) .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   > > > (2A)  *\[Section 16 Subsection (2A) inserted by No. 13 of 1989, s. 15 \]*The Administrator shall have and may exercise and discharge all such powers, authorities, duties, and functions as may be imposed on or given to a district registrar or a deputy district registrar under this or any other Act. > > > (3)  [*\[Section 16 Subsection (3) amended by No. 86 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:01 May 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-05-01/act-2000-086#JS1@Ja96@GC3@Hpd@EN) *\[Section 16 Subsection (3) amended by No. 13 of 1989, s. 19 and Sched. 1 \]*The Administrator shall be responsible to the Secretary of the Department for the control and direction of the staff of the lower courts appointed subject to and in accordance with the provisions of the [State Service Act 2000](/view/html/inforce/2026-04-12/act-2000-085) in the performance of their duties and the exercise of their powers. > > > (4)  [*\[Section 16 Subsection (4) amended by No. 91 of 2001, s. 17, Applied:05 Dec 2001\]*](/view/html/inforce/2001-12-05/act-2001-091#GS17@Hpb@EN) [Subsection (3)](#GS16@Gs3@EN) does not apply to police officers acting as coroners' associates.