Victorian Current Acts Victorian Current Acts(1) A magistrate other than an excluded judicial officer may enter into an arrangement with the Chief Magistrate to carry out the duties of magistrate on a part-time basis.
(2) A part-time service arrangement—
(a) must be in writing;
(b) must specify the proportion of full-time duties to be worked by the magistrate to whom the part-time service arrangement applies, which must be a minimum of 0·4 of full-time duties;
(c) may specify an expiry date, but is not required to do so.
(3) The Chief Magistrate may have regard to the following factors in considering whether to enter into a part-time service arrangement—
(a) the operational needs of the court;
(b) the personal and professional circumstances of the magistrate;
(c) parity and equity with other magistrates;
(d) any other relevant consideration.
(4) A part-time service arrangement takes effect from the date agreed by the Chief Magistrate and the magistrate and specified in the part-time service arrangement.
S. 7B inserted by No. 63/2013 s. 76.