6DCPart 4‑1 issuing authorities

6DC Part 4‑1 issuing authorities

(1) The Attorney‑General may, by writing, appoint as a Part 4‑1 issuing authority: (a) a person who is: (i) a judge of a court created by the Parliament; or (iii) a magistrate; and in relation to whom a consent under subsection (2) is in force; or (b) a person who: (i) holds an appointment to the Administrative Review Tribunal as Deputy President, senior member or general member; and (ii) is enrolled as a legal practitioner of a federal court or of the Supreme Court of a State or a Territory; and (iii) has been enrolled for at least 5 years. (2) A person who is: (a) a judge of a court created by the Parliament; or (b) a magistrate; may, by writing, consent to be appointed by the Attorney‑General under subsection (1). (3) A person’s appointment ceases to have effect if: (a) the person ceases to be a person whom the Attorney‑General could appoint under this section; or (b) the Attorney‑General, by writing, revokes the appointment. (4) A Part 4‑1 issuing authority has, in relation to the performance or exercise of a function or power conferred on a Part 4‑1 issuing authority by this Act, the same protection and immunity as a Justice of the High Court has in relation to proceedings in the High Court.