Victorian Numbered Acts

COURTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (RESERVE JUDICIAL OFFICERS) ACT 2013 (NO. 5 OF 2013)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE SUPREME COURT

           Division 1--Amendments to the Constitution Act 1975

   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Divisions of Court  
   5.      Commissions of Judges  
   6.      Chief Justice and Judges of Court of Appeal  
   7.      Seniority  
   8.      Governor in Council may appoint Acting Chief Justice  
   9.      Governor in Council may appoint acting President  
   10.     Appointment of acting Judges  
   11.     Transitional provision—reserve Judges  
   12.     New sections 81 to 81I inserted  
   13.     As to pensions of Judges of the Supreme Court and their partners and children  
   14.     Judges not to hold any other place of profit  

           Division 2--Amendments to the Supreme Court Act 1986

   15.     Definitions  
   16.     Business to be disposed of by Trial Division constituted by a Judge of the Court or by an Associate Judge  
   17.     Power to make Rules  
   18.      Manner of making Rules  
   19.      Council of Judges  
   20.     Professional development and training  
   21.     New section 151 inserted  

   PART 3--AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE COUNTY COURT

   22.     Definitions  
   23.     Appointment and qualification of judges  
   24.     Section 11 repealed  
   25.     New sections 12 to 12G inserted  
   26.     Provision for pensions to County Court judges and their partners  
   27.     Professional development and training  
   28.     Power to make rules of practice  
   29.     Council of Judges  
   30.     New sections 96 and 97 inserted  

   PART 4--AMENDMENTS RELATING TO THE MAGISTRATES' COURT

   31.     Definitions  
   32.     Appointment of magistrates  
   33.     Appointment of Acting Chief Magistrate  
   34.     Section 9 repealed  
   35.     New sections 9A to 9F inserted  
   36.     Salaries  
   37.     Assignment of duties  
   38.     Council of magistrates  
   39.     Salaries and allowances of magistrates  
   40.     Savings and transitional provisions  

   PART 5--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS TO OTHER ACTS

           Division 1--Judicial Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995 and Judicial Salaries Act 2004

   41.     Definitions—Judicial Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995  
   42.     Functions of the Tribunal  
   43.     Advisory opinions  
   44.     Attorney-General's certificate  
   45.     Definitions—Judicial Salaries Act 2004  
   46.     Salaries of other judicial officers and remuneration of acting magistrates (2005 onwards)  
   47.     Allowances of judicial officers  

           Division 2--Amendments to other Acts

   48.     Definitions—Children, Youth and Families Act 2005  
   49.     President, magistrate or acting magistrate to be in attendance  
   50.     Assignment of magistrates or acting magistrates  
   51.     President  
   52.     Acting President  
   53.     Assignment of duties  
   54.     Delegation by President  
   55.     Protection of magistrates or acting magistrates  
   56.     Rules  
   57.      Definitions—Coroners Act 2008  
   58.     State Coroner  
   59.     Deputy State Coroner  
   60.     Assignment of magistrates and acting magistrates to be coroners  
   61.     Rules of the Coroners Court  
   62.     Definitions—Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011  
   63.     Definitions—Ombudsman Act 1973  
   64.     Definitions—Protected Disclosure Act 2012  
   65.     Public Administration Act 2004—Schedule 1A  
   66.     Definitions—Victims of Crime Assistance Act 1996  
   67.     Establishment  
   68.     Validity of proceedings  
   69.     Definitions—Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998  
   70.     President  
   71.     Vice Presidents  
   72.     Short-term Vice Presidents  
   73.     Vacation of office  
   74.     Acting President  
   75.     Acting Vice President  
   76.     Additional acting judicial appointments  
   77.     Membership  

   PART 6--AMENDMENTS TO CHILDREN, YOUTH AND FAMILIES ACT 2005--YOUTH PAROLE BOARD AND YOUTH RESIDENTIAL BOARD

   78.     Alternate members—Youth Residential Board  
   79.     Alternate members—Youth Parole Board  

   PART 7--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   80.     Repeal of amending Act  
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