New South Wales Repealed Acts New South Wales Repealed ActsThis legislation has been repealed.
(1) The Chief Magistrate may, by order in writing, appoint persons to be bailiffs of the courts specified in the order and may suspend or remove from office any person so appointed.
(2) Bailiffs shall have and may exercise the functions conferred or imposed on them by this Act and the rules.
(3) Subject to the rules, a bailiff shall exercise his or her functions under this Act in accordance with any orders and directions given by the Chief Magistrate.
(4) A bailiff who undertakes or is required to undertake the execution or service of any warrant, writ or other document relating to any proceedings in a court is responsible to any party to those proceedings for all the acts and omissions of the bailiff and any other bailiff assisting him or her in the same manner as the Sheriff is responsible for the acts and omissions of the Sheriff and the Sheriff's officers.