Commonwealth Numbered Acts

FAMILY LAW AMENDMENT ACT 1976 No. 63 of 1976 - SECT 11

11. Section 22 of the Principal Act is amended by inserting after sub-section
(2) the following sub-sections:-

''(2A) A person may be appointed to the office of Judge of the Family Court of
Australia notwithstanding that he holds an office of Judge of a Family Court
of a State and may serve in that office of Judge of the Family Court of
Australia notwithstanding that he continues to hold, and serve in, the office
of Judge of the Family Court of that State.

''(2B) If a person who holds office as a Judge of the Family Court of
Australia is appointed or serves as a Judge of a Family Court of a State, the
appointment or service shall not affect his tenure of that office of Judge of
the Family Court of Australia or his rank, title, status, precedence, salary
or annual allowance or other rights or privileges as the holder of that office
of Judge of the Family Court of Australia and, for all purposes, his service
as a Judge of the Family Court of that State shall be taken to be service as
the holder of that office of Judge of the Family Court of Australia.''.

12. Section 25 of the Principal Act is repealed and the following section
substituted:- Salary and allowances.
''25. (1) The Chief Judge, Senior Judges and other Judges of the Court shall
receive salary, annual allowances and travelling allowances at such respective
rates as are fixed from time to time by the Parliament.

''(2) The salary and annual allowances of the Judges accrue from day to day
and are payable monthly.

''(3) The Consolidated Revenue Fund is appropriated to the extent necessary
for payment of salaries and annual allowances in accordance with this
section.''.