Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) The Chief Magistrate may, at any time, having regard to any guidelines in force under section 16B(1), recommend to the Attorney-General that a judicial registrar, or more than one judicial registrar, of the Court be appointed by the Governor in Council.
S. 16C(2) amended by No. 34/2010 s. 50.
(2) The Attorney-General, on receiving a recommendation under subsection (1), may recommend to the Governor in Council that a judicial registrar, or more than one judicial registrar, of the Court be appointed under subsection (3).
(3) The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Attorney-General, may appoint a person as a judicial registrar of the Court for the period, not exceeding 5 years, specified in his or her instrument of appointment.
(4) A person is not eligible for appointment as a judicial registrar unless he or she is—
S. 16C(4)(a) substituted by No. 19/2005 s. 6, amended by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 59.3).
(a) an Australian lawyer; or
(b) enrolled as a legal practitioner of the High Court of Australia.
(5) A judicial registrar may be appointed on a full‑time or part-time basis.
(6) A judicial registrar, although not appointed on a part-time basis, may, by agreement in writing entered into with the Chief Magistrate, undertake the duties of a judicial registrar on a part-time basis.
S. 16C(7) amended by No. 62/2014 s. 91.
(7) A judicial registrar is eligible for re-appointment in accordance with this section if the Chief Magistrate recommends to the Attorney-General that the person be re-appointed.
(8) The Public Administration Act 2004 does not apply to a judicial registrar in respect of the office of judicial registrar.
S. 16D inserted by No. 19/2005 s. 5.