JUDICIAL OFFICERS ACT 1986 - As at 5 December 2023 - Act 100 of 1986

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JUDICIAL OFFICERS ACT 1986 - As at 5 December 2023 - Act 100 of 1986 - NOTES

Does not include amendments by--

Industrial Relations Amendment Act 2023 No 41 (not commenced)

Editorial note

The Parliamentary Counsel's Office is progressively updating certain formatting styles in versions of NSW in force legislation published from 29 July 2019. For example, colons are being replaced by em-rules (em-dashes). Text of the legislation is not affected.
This version has been updated.

Reprint history--

Reprint No 1   31 May 1989
Reprint No 2   16 March 1993
Reprint No 3   16 January 2001
Reprint No 4   4 July 2006
Reprint No 5   23 March 2010

Historical notes

The following abbreviations are used in the Historical notes:

Am	amended	LW	legislation website	Sch	Schedule
Cl	clause	No	number	Schs	Schedules
Cll	clauses	p	page	Sec	section
Div	Division	pp	pages	Secs	sections
Divs	Divisions	Reg	Regulation	Subdiv	Subdivision
GG	Government Gazette	Regs	Regulations	Subdivs	Subdivisions
Ins	inserted	Rep	repealed	Subst	substituted

Table of amending instruments

Judicial Officers Act 1986 No 100. Assented to 18.11.1986. Date of commencement, 19.12.1986, sec 2 (2) and GG No 195 of 19.12.1986, p 6186. This Act has been amended as follows--

1987	No 22	Judicial Officers (Amendment) Act 1987. Assented to 1.5.1987.
	No 48	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 1) 1987. Assented to 28.5.1987. Date of commencement of Sch 32, except as provided by sec 2 (13), 1.9.1987, sec 2 (12) and GG No 136 of 28.8.1987, p 4809.
	No 58	Miscellaneous Acts (Community Welfare) Repeal and Amendment Act 1987. Assented to 29.5.1987. Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 3 relating to the Judicial Officers Act 1986: no day was appointed and the provisions were repealed by the Miscellaneous Acts (Children's Court and Criminal Proceedings) Amendment Act 1987.
	No 273	Miscellaneous Acts (Children's Court and Criminal Proceedings) Amendment Act 1987. Assented to 16.12.1987. Date of commencement of the provision of Sch 1 relating to the Judicial Officers Act 1986, 18.1.1988, sec 2 (2) (b) and GG No 8 of 15.1.1988, p 172.
1990	No 56	Judicial Officers Legislation (Amendment) Act 1990. Assented to 26.9.1990. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
1991	No 34	Industrial Relations Act 1991. Assented to 11.11.1991. Date of commencement, 31.3.1992, sec 2 and GG No 40 of 27.3.1992, p 1978.
1992	No 106	Constitution (Amendment) Act 1992. Assented to 8.12.1992. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 112	Statute Law (Penalties) Act 1992. Assented to 8.12.1992. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
1996	No 17	Industrial Relations Act 1996. Assented to 13.6.1996. Date of commencement of the provisions of Sch 5 relating to the Judicial Officers Act 1986, 2.9.1996, sec 2 and GG No 99 of 30.8.1996, p 4983.
1997	No 77	Administrative Decisions Legislation Amendment Act 1997. Assented to 10.7.1997. Date of commencement of Sch 6.3, 6.10.1998, sec 2 and GG No 143 of 2.10.1998, p 7889.
1998	No 9	Judicial Officers Amendment Act 1998. Assented to 12.5.1998. Date of commencement, 4.12.1998, sec 2 and GG No 169 of 4.12.1998, p 9344.
	No 172	Courts Legislation Further Amendment Act 1998. Assented to 14.12.1998. Date of commencement of Sch 4, 24.12.1998, sec 2 and GG No 178 of 24.12.1998, p 9951.
2001	No 108	Courts Legislation Further Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 14.12.2001. Date of commencement, 18.1.2002, sec 2 and GG No 25 of 18.1.2002, p 179.
	No 121	Justices Legislation Repeal and Amendment Act 2001. Assented to 19.12.2001. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 7.7.2003, sec 2 and GG No 104 of 27.6.2003, p 5978.
2002	No 7	Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2002. Assented to 17.4.2002. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 23	Compensation Court Repeal Act 2002. Assented to 21.6.2002. Date of commencement of Sch 1.4, 1.1.2004, sec 2 (2).
2004	No 114	Teaching Services Amendment Act 2004. Assented to 21.12.2004. Date of commencement, 17.1.2005, sec 2 and GG No 7 of 14.1.2005, p 97.
2005	No 31	Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2005. Assented to 15.6.2005. Date of commencement of Sch 14, assent, sec 2 (1).
	No 98	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2005. Assented to 24.11.2005. Date of commencement of Sch 3, assent, sec 2 (2).
2006	No 30	Legal Profession Amendment Act 2006. Assented to 26.5.2006. Date of commencement of Sch 9, 2.6.2006, sec 2 and GG No 72 of 2.6.2006, p 3730.
	No 34	Judicial Officers Amendment Act 2006. Assented to 31.5.2006. Date of commencement of Sch 1 [1[#93] [5[#93] and [6[#93], 9.6.2006, sec 2 and GG No 75 of 9.6.2006, p 3936; date of commencement of Sch 1 [2[#93]-[4[#93] and [7[#93]-[22[#93] and Sch 2, 1.7.2006, sec 2 and GG No 84 of 30.6.2006, p 4785.
	No 120	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2006. Assented to 4.12.2006. Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (2).
2007	No 37	Judicial Officers Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 4.7.2007. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 92	Miscellaneous Acts (Casino, Liquor and Gaming) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007. Date of commencement of Sch 4, 1.7.2008, sec 2 and GG No 76 of 27.6.2008, p 5867.
	No 94	Miscellaneous Acts (Local Court) Amendment Act 2007. Assented to 13.12.2007. Date of commencement of Sch 4, 6.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (314) LW 3.7.2009.
2009	No 13	Children Legislation Amendment (Wood Inquiry Recommendations) Act 2009. Assented to 7.4.2009. Date of commencement of Sch 2.4, 1.6.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (178) LW 22.5.2009.
	No 32	Industrial Relations Amendment (Jurisdiction of Industrial Relations Commission) Act 2009. Assented to 9.6.2009. The Act was not commenced and was repealed by the Industrial Relations Amendment (Industrial Court) Act 2016 No 48.
	No 49	NSW Trustee and Guardian Act 2009. Assented to 26.6.2009. Date of commencement, 1.7.2009, sec 2 and 2009 (305) LW 1.7.2009.
	No 117	Judicial Officers Amendment Act 2009. Assented to 14.12.2009. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2010	No 59	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act 2010. Assented to 28.6.2010. Date of commencement of Sch 2.45, 9.7.2010, sec 2 (2).
2012	No 40	Judicial Officers Amendment Act 2012. Assented to 21.6.2012. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
2013	No 2	Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013. Assented to 4.3.2013. Date of commencement, assent, sec 2.
	No 95	Civil and Administrative Legislation (Repeal and Amendment) Act 2013. Assented to 20.11.2013. Date of commencement, 1.1.2014, sec 2.
2014	No 14	Courts and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2014. Assented to 20.5.2014. Date of commencement of Sch 3.3, assent, sec 2 (1).
2015	No 58	Statute Law (Miscellaneous Provisions) Act (No 2) 2015. Assented to 24.11.2015. Date of commencement of Sch 3, 15.1.2016, sec 2 (3).
2016	No 48	Industrial Relations Amendment (Industrial Court) Act 2016. Assented to 18.10.2016. Date of commencement of Sch 2, 8.12.2016, sec 2 (1) and 2016 (674) LW 15.11.2016.
	No 60	Regulatory and Other Legislation (Amendments and Repeals) Act 2016. Assented to 14.11.2016. Date of commencement of Sch 4, assent, sec 2 (1).
2018	No 87	Justice Legislation Amendment Act (No 3) 2018. Assented to 28.11.2018. Date of commencement of Sch 2, assent, sec 2 (1).
2020	No 24	Stronger Communities Legislation Amendment (Courts and Civil) Act 2020. Assented to 28.9.2020. Date of commencement of Sch 1.8, assent, sec 2(1).

Table of amendments

Sec 3	Am 1987 No 22, Sch 1 (1); 1987 No 273, Sch 1; 1991 No 34, Sch 3; 1996 No 17, Sch 5; 1997 No 77, Sch 6.3 [1[#93]; 2002 No 23, Sch 1.4 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2005 No 31, Sch 14.3 [1[#93] [2[#93]; 2005 No 98, Sch 3.35 [1[#93]; 2006 No 34, Sch 1 [1[#93]; 2007 No 92, Sch 4.9; 2009 No 13, Sch 2.4 [1[#93]; 2009 No 117, Sch 1 [1[#93]; 2013 No 2, sec 36 (1); 2013 No 95, Sch 2.87 [1[#93]; 2016 No 48, Sch 2.24 [1[#93]-[3[#93]; 2018 No 87, Sch 2.4 [1[#93].
Part 2	Rep 2006 No 120, Sch 2.42.
Sec 4	Rep 1992 No 106, Sch 2 (1).
Sec 5	Am 1987 No 22, Sch 1 (2); 1991 No 34, Sch 3; 1996 No 17, Sch 5; 1998 No 9, Sch 1 [1[#93]-[3[#93]; 2002 No 23, Sch 1.4 [3[#93]-[5[#93]; 2006 No 30, Sch 9.7; 2016 No 48, Sch 2.24 [4[#93].
Sec 6	Subst 1987 No 22, Sch 1 (3). Am 2015 No 58, Sch 3.54 [1[#93] [2[#93].
Sec 10	Am 2006 No 34, Sch 1 [2[#93]-[4[#93].
Sec 11	Am 2006 No 34, Sch 1 [5[#93] [6[#93].
Sec 13	Am 2020 No 24, Sch 1.8[1[#93] [2[#93].
Sec 14	Subst 2006 No 34, Sch 1 [7[#93].
Sec 19	Rep 2006 No 34, Sch 2 [1[#93].
Sec 20	Am 2006 No 34, Sch 1 [8[#93].
Sec 21	Am 2006 No 34, Sch 1 [9[#93].
Sec 21A	Ins 2006 No 34, Sch 1 [10[#93].
Sec 22	Am 2007 No 37, Sch 1 [1[#93].
Sec 24	Am 2005 No 98, Sch 3.35 [2[#93] [3[#93]; 2006 No 34, Sch 1 [11[#93].
Sec 25	Am 2006 No 34, Sch 2 [2[#93] [3[#93].
Sec 26	Am 2014 No 14, Sch 3.3 [1[#93].
Sec 27	Rep 2006 No 34, Sch 2 [4[#93].
Sec 28	Subst 2006 No 34, Sch 1 [12[#93]. Am 2014 No 14, Sch 3.3 [2[#93].
Sec 29	Am 2006 No 34, Schs 1 [13[#93] [14[#93], 2 [5[#93] [6[#93].
Sec 30	Rep 2006 No 34, Sch 2 [7[#93].
Sec 31	Am 2006 No 34, Sch 1 [15[#93] [16[#93].
Sec 34	Am 2006 No 34, Schs 1 [17[#93], 2 [8[#93].
Secs 36, 37	Am 1992 No 112, Sch 1.
Sec 37A	Ins 2012 No 40, Sch 1 [1[#93].
Part 6A (secs 39A-39G)	Ins 2006 No 34, Sch 1 [18[#93].
Sec 40	Am 1992 No 106, Sch 2 (2); 2020 No 24, Sch 1.8[3[#93].
Sec 41	Subst 1992 No 106, Sch 2 (3).
Sec 43	Am 1997 No 77, Sch 6.3 [2[#93]; 2009 No 13, Sch 2.4 [2[#93]; 2013 No 2, sec 36 (2); 2013 No 95, Sch 2.87 [2[#93].
Sec 43AA	Ins 2006 No 34, Sch 1 [19[#93].
Sec 43A	Ins 2002 No 7, Sch 8 [1[#93]. Rep 2009 No 117, Sch 1 [2[#93].
Part 7A, Divs 1, 2 (secs 43B-43I)	Ins 2009 No 117, Sch 1 [3[#93].
Sec 44	Am 1990 No 56, Sch 1, Part 1; 1991 No 34, Sch 3; 1992 No 106, Sch 2 (4); 1996 No 17, Sch 5; 2001 No 108, Sch 3; 2016 No 48, Sch 2.24 [5[#93]; 2018 No 87, Sch 2.4 [2[#93] [3[#93].
Part 8A	Ins 2001 No 121, Sch 2.130.
Secs 44A, 44B	Ins 2001 No 121, Sch 2.130.
Sec 44C	Ins 2001 No 121, Sch 2.130. Am 2005 No 31, Sch 14.3 [3[#93]; 2010 No 59, Sch 2.45; 2016 No 60, Sch 4.3.
Sec 47	Am 2005 No 98, Sch 3.35 [2[#93].
Sec 49	Am 2006 No 34, Schs 1 [20[#93], 2 [9[#93].
Sec 50	Am 2007 No 37, Sch 1 [2[#93].
Sec 52	Am 2007 No 94, Sch 4.
Sec 53	Am 1987 No 48, Sch 32; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.54 [3[#93].
Sec 56	Ins 1998 No 9, Sch 1 [4[#93].
Sch 1	Am 1987 No 22, Sch 1 (4); 1998 No 172, Sch 4 [1[#93]-[3[#93]; 2009 No 49, Sch 2.31.
Sch 2	Am 1998 No 9, Sch 1 [5[#93].
Sch 2A	Ins 2007 No 37, Sch 1 [3[#93].
Sch 3	Am 2020 No 24, Sch 1.8[4[#93]-[8[#93].
Sch 4A	Ins 2009 No 117, Sch 1 [4[#93]. Am 2013 No 95, Sch 2.87 [3[#93]; 2016 No 48, Sch 2.24 [6[#93].
Sch 5	Ins 1987 No 22, Sch 1 (5). Am 2004 No 114, Sch 2.12; 2015 No 58, Sch 3.54 [4[#93] [5[#93].
Sch 6	Ins 1998 No 9, Sch 1 [6[#93]. Am 2002 No 7, Sch 8 [2[#93]-[5[#93]; 2006 No 34, Sch 1 [21[#93] [22[#93]; 2007 No 37, Sch 1 [4[#93] [5[#93]; 2009 No 117, Sch 1 [5[#93] [6[#93]; 2012 No 40, Sch 1 [2[#93] [3[#93]; 2014 No 14, Sch 3.3 [3[#93]; 2018 No 87, Sch 2.4 [4[#93].

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