New South Wales Consolidated Acts

DISTRICT COURT ACT 1973 - SECT 18K

18K Temporary appointment of registrars and assistant registrars

(1) The Minister may, by order in writing, appoint a person to act in the office of registrar or assistant registrar during--

(a) an absence from duty of the registrar or assistant registrar, or

(b) a vacancy of not more than 6 months' duration in the office of the registrar or assistant registrar.

(2) The Minister may delegate to the Secretary of the Department of Justice the Minister's power of appointment under this section.

(3) While acting in the office of registrar or assistant registrar, a person so appointed has and may exercise all the functions of that office.

(4) Any act, matter or thing done by a person while purporting to exercise a function conferred by this section is not ineffective or unlawful by reason only that either of the circumstances referred to in subsection (1) (a) or (b) did not exist when the act, matter or thing was done.

(5) Any act, matter or thing done by a person while acting in the office of registrar or assistant registrar is taken to have been done by the registrar or assistant registrar, as the case requires.

(6) This section does not apply to an office that is held by a registrar of the Local Court.