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Supreme Court Act 1933
4BActing judges
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4B Acting judges (1) The Executive may, by commission, appoint persons to be acting judges of the court. (2) An appointment under subsection (1) shall be for the period, not longer than 2 years, specified in the commission. (3) A person is not eligible to be appointed under subsection (1) unless he or she— (a) has been a judge of a superior court of record of the Commonwealth or a State, or has been a judge of the Supreme Court; or (b) has been a legal practitioner for not less than 5 years.