26Appointment and qualifications: Chief Justice and other Judges

#### 26 Appointment and qualifications: Chief Justice and other Judges 26 Appointment and qualifications: Chief Justice and other Judges > > (1) The Governor may, by commission under the public seal of the State, appoint any qualified person to be Chief Justice or a Judge. > > > (2) A person is qualified for appointment as Chief Justice or as a Judge if the person— > > > > > (a) holds or has held a judicial office of this State or of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory, or > > > > > (b) is an Australian lawyer of at least 7 years’ standing. > > > (3) (Repealed) > > **s 26:** Am 1972 No 41, sec 4 (b); 1984 No 153, Sch 16; 1991 No 34, Sch 3; 1993 No 87, Sch 5; 1996 No 17, Sch 5.16 \[1\]; 2001 No 108, Sch 5 \[1\]–\[3\] (am 2002 No 53, Sch 2.9); 2002 No 7, Sch 1 \[1\]; 2006 No 120, Sch 3.25 \[1\].