7Remuneration of judges

7 Remuneration of judges

[Section 7 Repealed by No. 41 of 1959, s. 2 and Sched. ]

(1)  [Section 7 Subsection (1) amended by No. 91 of 1999, s. 76, Applied:15 Dec 1999] The Chief Justice is to be paid a salary in respect of a financial year at the rate determined by the Auditor-General under subsection (3) or (3A) .

(2)  A puisne judge is to be paid a salary at the rate of 90% of that of the Chief Justice.

(3)  [Section 7 Subsection (3) amended by No. 91 of 1999, s. 76, Applied:15 Dec 1999] [Section 7 Subsection (3) substituted by No. 103 of 2000, Sched. 1, Applied:13 Dec 2000] The Auditor-General, as soon as practicable after 31 May in each year and in accordance with this section, must determine the rate that is the average of the rates of salary payable to the Chief Justices in South Australia and Western Australia at the time of the determination, and that rate of salary is to have effect in respect of the financial year commencing on the following 1 July.

(3A)  [Section 7 Subsection (3A) inserted by No. 91 of 1999, s. 76, Applied:15 Dec 1999] If the salary of the Chief Justice of South Australia or of the Chief Justice of Western Australia is varied as a consequence of a change in any applicable law relating to the superannuation entitlements of either Chief Justice, the Auditor-General must disregard the amount of that variation that in his or her opinion is attributable to that change in the law.

(3B)  [Section 7 Subsection (3B) inserted by No. 91 of 1999, s. 76, Applied:15 Dec 1999] For the purposes of subsection (3A) , the Auditor-General may seek advice from –

(a) the Secretary of the responsible Department in relation to the Judges' Contributory Pensions Act 1968 ; and

(b) [Section 7 Subsection (3B) amended by No. 54 of 2016, s. 109, Applied:31 Mar 2017] a person or organisation appointed as Actuary for the purposes of the ; and