Victorian Numbered Acts

COURTS LEGISLATION AMENDMENT (JUDICIAL OFFICERS) ACT 2013 (NO. 63 OF 2013)

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  

   PART 2--RESERVE JUDGES, RESERVE ASSOCIATE JUDGES, RESERVE MAGISTRATES AND RESERVE CORONERS

           Division 1--Amendment of the Constitution Act 1975

   3.      Definitions  
   4.      Divisions of the Court  
   5.      Seniority  
   6.      Appointment of reserve Judges  
   7.      Cessation of office  
   8.      Section 81B amended  
   9.      Engaging in legal practice or other paid employment  
   10.     Remuneration and entitlements of reserve Judge  
   11.     New section 81GA inserted  
   12.     New section 81J inserted  
   13.     New sections 83B and 83C inserted  
   14.     Judges not to hold any other place of profit  
   15.     Section 87 amended  

           Division 2--Amendment of the Supreme Court Act 1986

   16.     Definitions  
   17.     Business to be disposed of by Trial Division constituted by a Judge of the Court or by an Associate Judge  
   18.     Manner of making Rules  
   19.      Council of Judges  
   20.     Professional development and training  
   21.     Heading to Division 1 of Part 7 amended  
   22.     Pension entitlements of Associate Judges, their partners and children  
   23.     Acting Senior Master  
   24.     New Division 1A inserted into Part 7  
   25.     Division 1B heading inserted in Part 7  

           Division 3--Amendment of the County Court Act 1958

   26.     Definitions  
   27.     Appointment of reserve judges  
   28.     Cessation of office  
   29.     Section 12B amended  
   30.     Engaging in legal practice or other paid employment  
   31.     Remuneration and entitlements of reserve judge  
   32.     New section 12H inserted  
   33.     Judges not to engage in legal practice or sit in Parliament  
   34.     Section 15 amended  
   35.     Professional development and training  
   36.     Pension entitlements of associate judges, their partners and children  
   37.     New Division 3AB inserted into Part I  
   38.     Power to make rules of practice  
   39.     New section 99 inserted  

           Division 4--Amendment of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989

   40.     Definitions  
   41.     Appointment of reserve magistrates  
   42.     Cessation of office  
   43.     Section 9C amended  
   44.     New section 9EA inserted  
   45.     Engaging in legal practice or other paid employment  
   46.     New section 16AB inserted  
   47.     Remuneration and entitlements of reserve magistrate  
   48.     New clause 51A of Schedule 8 inserted  

           Division 5--Amendment of the Coroners Act 2008

   49.     Definitions  
   50.     State Coroner  
   51.     New Division 1B of Part 8 inserted  

           Division 6--Amendment of the Children, Youth and Families Act 2005

   52.     Definitions  
   53.     President  

   PART 3--AMENDMENTS RELATING TO PART-TIME JUDICIAL SERVICE

           Division 1--Amendment of the Constitution Act 1975

   54.     Definitions  
   55.     Definitions relating to pensions  
   56.     New sections 75C to 75F inserted  
   57.     Salaries, allowances and pensions of Judges of the Supreme Court  
   58.     As to pensions of Judges of the Supreme Court and their partners and children  
   59.     New section 83AAA inserted  
   60.     Salaries of Associate Judges  
   61.     New section 84A inserted  

           Division 2--Amendment of the Supreme Court Act 1986

   62.     Definitions  
   63.     New section 104AB inserted  
   64.     New sections 104JA to 104JD inserted  

           Division 3--Amendment of the County Court Act 1958

   65.     Definitions  
   66.     Definitions relating to pensions  
   67.     New sections 8A to 8D inserted  
   68.     Salaries and allowances of the Chief Judge and other judges  
   69.     New section 13A inserted  
   70.     Provision for pensions to County Court judges and their partners  
   71.     New section 14AAA inserted  
   72.     Salaries and allowances of associate judges  
   73.     New section 17BA inserted  

           Division 4--Amendment of the Magistrates' Court Act 1989

   74.     Definitions  
   75.     Appointment of magistrates  
   76.     New sections 7A to 7D inserted  
   77.     Assignment of duties  
   78.     Salaries and allowances of magistrates  
   79.     New clause 51B of Schedule 8 inserted  

   PART 4--AMENDMENT OF THE VICTORIAN CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 1998

   80.     New section 17AA inserted—Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 1998  

   PART 5--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENTS AND OTHER AMENDMENTS

           Division 1--Children, Youth and Families Act 2005

   81.     New section 513A inserted  

           Division 2--Coroners Act 2008

   82.     Definitions  
   83.     Section 94 amended  
   84.     Delegation from the State Coroner to a registrar  
   85.     New section 101A inserted  

           Division 3--Independent Broad-based Anti-corruption Commission Act 2011

   86.     Definitions  

           Division 4--Judicial Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995

   87.     Definitions  

           Division 5--Judicial Salaries Act 2004

   88.     Definitions  
   89.     Salaries of other judicial officers and remuneration of acting magistrates (2004 to 2005)  
   90.     Salaries of other judicial officers and remuneration of reserve magistrates (2005 onwards)  
   91.     Allowances of judicial officers  
   92.     Transitional—remuneration of acting magistrates before 1 May 2005  

           Division 6--Ombudsman Act 1973

   93.     Definitions—Ombudsman Act 1973  
   94.     Exempt persons and bodies—Schedule 2 to the Ombudsman Act 1973  

           Division 7--Protected Disclosure Act 2012

   95.     Definitions  

           Division 8--Public Administration Act 2004

   96.     Public Administration Act 2004—Schedule 1A  

   PART 6--REPEAL OF AMENDING ACT

   97.     Repeal of amending Act  
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