New South Wales Consolidated Acts

DISTRICT COURT ACT 1973 - SECT 18B

18B Composition of the Rule Committee

(1) The Rule Committee shall be composed of no fewer than 9 and no more than 10 members.

(2) Of the members of the Rule Committee--

(a) one shall be the Chief Judge,

(b) six shall be Judges other than the Chief Judge,

(c) one shall be a barrister, and

(d) one shall be a solicitor.

(3) If the Minister thinks it appropriate to do so, the Minister may, by instrument in writing, appoint as a member of the Rule Committee a person who, in the Minister's opinion, is suitably qualified to hold that position.

(4) A member of the Rule Committee referred to in subsection (2) (b), (c) or (d) shall be appointed by the Chief Judge by instrument in writing.

(5) Subject to this section, a member of the Rule Committee referred to in subsection (2) (b), (c) or (d) shall hold office for such period as may be specified in the member's instrument of appointment and, if otherwise qualified, is eligible for re-appointment or, as the case may be, for further re-appointment.

(6) A member of the Rule Committee referred to in subsection (3) shall hold office as such only during the pleasure of the Minister.

(7) A member of the Rule Committee referred to in subsection (2) ceases to hold office as such--

(a) when the member ceases to hold the qualification by virtue of which the member was appointed, or

(b) in the case of a member referred to in subsection (2) (b), (c) or (d), if the member resigns as such by writing under the member's hand addressed to the Chief Judge.

(8) In the event of the office of any member of the Rule Committee becoming vacant, a suitably qualified person--

(a) in the case of a member referred to in subsection (2) (b), (c) or (d), shall, and

(b) in the case of a member referred to in subsection (3), may,

subject to this section, be appointed to fill the vacancy.

(9) In this section and in section 18BA--

"barrister" has the same meaning as in the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) .

"solicitor" has the same meaning as in the Legal Profession Uniform Law (NSW) .