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Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991
sec.56Far Northern Region
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### sec.56 Far Northern Region
One of the judges of the court must be called the Far Northern Judge.
The Governor in Council may, by commission, appoint a judge of the Trial Division to be the Far Northern Judge.
A judge of the Trial Division may be appointed as the Far Northern Judge when appointed as a judge or at any time afterwards.
The Far Northern Judge must reside in the Far Northern Region.
Sittings of the Trial Division must be held within the Far Northern Region.
Subject to sections 15 and 51 , the Far Northern Judge is responsible for the orderly and expeditious exercise within the Far Northern Region of the jurisdiction of the court in the Trial Division.
To the extent necessary or convenient for the exercise of the court’s jurisdiction in the Far Northern Region, a reference to Brisbane in any Act relating to the court, including a reference to a thing being done at Brisbane, is taken, if otherwise appropriate, to be a reference to Cairns.
s 56 ins 2011 No. 45 s 191
(sec.56-ssec.1) One of the judges of the court must be called the Far Northern Judge.
(sec.56-ssec.2) The Governor in Council may, by commission, appoint a judge of the Trial Division to be the Far Northern Judge.
(sec.56-ssec.3) A judge of the Trial Division may be appointed as the Far Northern Judge when appointed as a judge or at any time afterwards.
(sec.56-ssec.4) The Far Northern Judge must reside in the Far Northern Region.
(sec.56-ssec.5) Sittings of the Trial Division must be held within the Far Northern Region.
(sec.56-ssec.6) Subject to sections 15 and 51 , the Far Northern Judge is responsible for the orderly and expeditious exercise within the Far Northern Region of the jurisdiction of the court in the Trial Division.
(sec.56-ssec.7) To the extent necessary or convenient for the exercise of the court’s jurisdiction in the Far Northern Region, a reference to Brisbane in any Act relating to the court, including a reference to a thing being done at Brisbane, is taken, if otherwise appropriate, to be a reference to Cairns.