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MAGISTRATES ACT 1983 - SECT 18A

18A—Concurrent appointments and outside employment etc

        (1)         If a person holds or is to hold some other appointment for a fixed term concurrently with appointment as a stipendiary magistrate, the Governor may, with the consent of the person, suspend his or her remuneration, duties and other conditions of service as a stipendiary magistrate for the term of the concurrent appointment.

        (2)         If the remuneration, duties and other conditions of service of a stipendiary magistrate are suspended under this section for the term of a concurrent appointment, the stipendiary magistrate will not be subject to the direction of the Chief Magistrate during that term.

        (3)         A period of suspension during a concurrent appointment will count as service under this Act only to the extent (if any) and for the purposes (if any) determined by the Governor.

        (4)         A part-time magistrate must not—

            (a)         practise the profession of the law for fee or reward; or

            (b)         without the written approval of the Chief Justice given with the concurrence of the Chief Magistrate—

                  (i)         practise any other profession for remuneration; or

                  (ii)         carry on any trade or business; or

                  (iii)         hold any paid office in connection with a business; or

                  (iv)         engage in any form of work for remuneration.

        (5)         The Chief Justice may, after consultation with the Chief Magistrate, vary or revoke an approval under subsection (4) at any time.

        (6)         The Chief Justice must notify the Attorney-General of an approval or variation or revocation of an approval given under this section.

        (7)         Subsection (4) does not apply to an acting magistrate to the extent specified in the magistrate's instrument of appointment.



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