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Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991
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### 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.