Magistrates Court Act 1987
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8 Qualification for appointment
(1) [Section 8 Subsection (1) amended by No. 66 of 2007, Sched. 1, Applied:31 Dec 2008] *[Section 8 Subsection (1) substituted by No. 68 of 1994, s. 3 and Sched. 1 ]*A person is not eligible for appointment as a magistrate unless the person is an Australian lawyer of not less than 5 years' standing as an Australian legal practitioner.
(2) [Section 8 Subsection (2) amended by No. 11 of 2021, s. 4, Applied:06 Sep 2021] [Section 8 Subsection (2) amended by No. 65 of 2007, s. 13, Applied:01 Jan 2008] [Section 8 Subsection (2) amended by No. 17 of 2005, Sched. 1, Applied:10 Jun 2005] A person is not eligible for appointment as a magistrate if he or she has attained the age of 75 years.
(3) [Section 8 Subsection (3) amended by No. 54 of 2003, s. 7, Applied:25 Sep 2003] [Section 8 Subsection (3) inserted by No. 5 of 2003, s. 5, Applied:11 Apr 2003] Subsection (2) does not apply to a person who is otherwise eligible for appointment as a permanent part-time magistrate or temporary magistrate.