Northern Territory Numbered Acts

SUPREME COURT AMENDMENT (ASSOCIATE JUDGES) ACT 2017 (NO 18 OF 2017) - SECT 30

After section 89

insert

90     Transitional matters for Supreme Court Amendment (Associate Judges) Act 2017

    (1)     The person who is the Master of the Court immediately before the commencement day becomes a holder of the office of Associate Judge on the commencement day.

    (2)     Any service of the person as Master of the Court before the commencement day is taken, on and after the commencement day, to be service as an Associate Judge.

    (3)     The person:

    (a)     holds the office of Associate Judge on the same terms and conditions as those on which the person held the office of Master of the Court; and

    (b)     is not required to take an oath under section 41J.

    (4)     A proceeding that was before the Master of the Court immediately before the commencement day:

    (a)     becomes a proceeding before an Associate Judge; and

    (b)     continues uninterrupted and is not affected by the enactment of the Supreme Court Amendment (Associate Judges) Act 2017 .

    (5)     A judgment given, order made or process issued by the Master of the Court before the commencement day has effect, on and after the commencement day, as if it were a judgment given, order made or process issued (as the case requires) by an Associate Judge.

    (6)     A reference (in an Act or other document) to the Master of the Court is taken to be a reference to an Associate Judge, unless the context otherwise requires.

    (7)     In this section:

"commencement day" means the day on which section 4 of the Supreme Court Amendment (Associate Judges) Act 2017 commences.