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Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991
sec.48Appointment of Senior Judge Administrator
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### sec.48 Appointment of Senior Judge Administrator
The Governor in Council may, by commission, appoint a judge to be Senior Judge Administrator.
See the Constitution of Queensland 2001 , section 59 (Appointment of judges) for the oath or affirmation requirement.
The appointment of a Senior Judge Administrator may be for a term (not less than 5 years) specified in the commission.
A judge may be appointed Senior Judge Administrator either at the time of the person’s appointment as a judge or at any time afterwards.
s 48 orig s 48 om 1994 No. 24 s 3 (1) sch
prev s 48 (prev s 49) renum 1995 No. 23 s 7
om 1997 No. 38 s 125
pres s 48 amd 1997 No. 38 s 127 ; 2001 No. 80 s 94 sch 2
(sec.48-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may, by commission, appoint a judge to be Senior Judge Administrator. See the Constitution of Queensland 2001 , section 59 (Appointment of judges) for the oath or affirmation requirement.
(sec.48-ssec.2) The appointment of a Senior Judge Administrator may be for a term (not less than 5 years) specified in the commission.
(sec.48-ssec.3) A judge may be appointed Senior Judge Administrator either at the time of the person’s appointment as a judge or at any time afterwards.