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Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 1999
sec.657NEnding an appointment for sufficient reason
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### sec.657N Ending an appointment for sufficient reason
The principal registrar may end the appointment of a person as an account assessor for a sufficient reason.
the account assessor becoming a judicial officer
the account assessor ceasing to be a fit and proper person to assess estate accounts
Before ending a person’s appointment, the principal registrar must give the person—
reasonable notice of the matters the principal registrar intends to consider in deciding whether there is a sufficient reason to end the appointment; and
a reasonable opportunity to make a submission in relation to the matters.
If the principal registrar ends a person’s appointment, the principal registrar must give the person a statement of reasons for the decision.
A person whose appointment is ended may appeal to a single judge of the Supreme Court.
r 657N ins 2011 SL No. 296 s 21
(sec.657N-ssec.1) The principal registrar may end the appointment of a person as an account assessor for a sufficient reason. the account assessor becoming a judicial officer the account assessor ceasing to be a fit and proper person to assess estate accounts
(sec.657N-ssec.2) Before ending a person’s appointment, the principal registrar must give the person— reasonable notice of the matters the principal registrar intends to consider in deciding whether there is a sufficient reason to end the appointment; and a reasonable opportunity to make a submission in relation to the matters.
(sec.657N-ssec.3) If the principal registrar ends a person’s appointment, the principal registrar must give the person a statement of reasons for the decision.
(sec.657N-ssec.4) A person whose appointment is ended may appeal to a single judge of the Supreme Court.
- • the account assessor becoming a judicial officer
- • the account assessor ceasing to be a fit and proper person to assess estate accounts
- (a) reasonable notice of the matters the principal registrar intends to consider in deciding whether there is a sufficient reason to end the appointment; and
- (b) a reasonable opportunity to make a submission in relation to the matters.