Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The Governor in Council may appoint judicial registrars.
(2) Before making a recommendation to the Governor in Council about the appointment of a judicial registrar, the Attorney-General must first consult with the Chief Magistrate.
(3) A person may be appointed as a judicial registrar only if the person is eligible to be appointed to act as a magistrate under section 6(1).
(4) The appointment may be for a specified period.
(5) A person's appointment as a judicial registrar is taken to be an appointment on a full-time basis unless the appointment is stated, in the instrument of appointment, to be on a part-time basis.
(6) A judicial registrar, although appointed on a full-time basis, may, if the Attorney-General agrees in writing, exercise the jurisdiction, powers and functions of a judicial registrar on a part-time basis.
(7) A judicial registrar, although appointed on a part-time basis, may, if the Attorney-General agrees in writing, exercise the jurisdiction, powers and functions of a judicial registrar on a full-time basis.