sec.6AReserve judges

### sec.6A Reserve judges The Governor in Council may, by commission, appoint as many reserve judges as are necessary for conducting the business of the court. For the remuneration of a reserve judge engaged under section 6B , see the Judicial Remuneration Act 2007 , section 5A . A person is eligible for appointment as a reserve judge only if— the person is a retired Supreme Court judge; or the person has not reached 70 years of age and has been— a judge of a supreme court of another State; or a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. A reserve judge’s appointment ends on the earlier of— the day, not more than 5 years after the appointment is made, stated in the person’s commission; or the day the reserve judge reaches the age of— if the person is a retired Supreme Court judge—78 years; or otherwise—70 years. However, despite subsection (3) , a reserve judge engaged under section 6B who, before the judge’s commission ends, starts the hearing of a proceeding, remains a reserve judge for the purposes of finishing the proceeding. A person may be re-appointed as a reserve judge. s 6A ins 2024 No. 47 s 75C (sec.6A-ssec.1) The Governor in Council may, by commission, appoint as many reserve judges as are necessary for conducting the business of the court. For the remuneration of a reserve judge engaged under section 6B , see the Judicial Remuneration Act 2007 , section 5A . (sec.6A-ssec.2) A person is eligible for appointment as a reserve judge only if— the person is a retired Supreme Court judge; or the person has not reached 70 years of age and has been— a judge of a supreme court of another State; or a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. (sec.6A-ssec.3) A reserve judge’s appointment ends on the earlier of— the day, not more than 5 years after the appointment is made, stated in the person’s commission; or the day the reserve judge reaches the age of— if the person is a retired Supreme Court judge—78 years; or otherwise—70 years. (sec.6A-ssec.4) However, despite subsection (3) , a reserve judge engaged under section 6B who, before the judge’s commission ends, starts the hearing of a proceeding, remains a reserve judge for the purposes of finishing the proceeding. (sec.6A-ssec.5) A person may be re-appointed as a reserve judge. - (a) the person is a retired Supreme Court judge; or - (b) the person has not reached 70 years of age and has been— (i) a judge of a supreme court of another State; or (ii) a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. - (i) a judge of a supreme court of another State; or - (ii) a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. - (i) a judge of a supreme court of another State; or - (ii) a judge of the Federal Court of Australia. - (a) the day, not more than 5 years after the appointment is made, stated in the person’s commission; or - (b) the day the reserve judge reaches the age of— (i) if the person is a retired Supreme Court judge—78 years; or (ii) otherwise—70 years. - (i) if the person is a retired Supreme Court judge—78 years; or - (ii) otherwise—70 years. - (i) if the person is a retired Supreme Court judge—78 years; or - (ii) otherwise—70 years.