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18 Reserve judges(1) The Governor in Council may, by commission, appoint as many reserve judges as are necessary for conducting the business of the court.Note—For the remuneration of a reserve judge engaged under section 18A, see the Judicial Remuneration Act 2007 , section 9A.(2) A person is eligible for appointment as a reserve judge only if—(a) the person is a retired Supreme Court judge or retired District Court judge; or(b) the person has not reached 70 years of age and has been—(i) a judge of a supreme court, district court or county court of another State; or(ii) a judge of the Federal Court of Australia.(3) A reserve judge’s appointment ends on the earlier of—(a) the day, not more than 5 years after the appointment is made, stated in the person’s commission; or(b) the day the reserve judge reaches the age of—(i) if the person is a retired District Court judge—78 years; or(ii) otherwise—70 years.(4) However, despite subsection (3), a reserve judge engaged under section 18A who, before the judge’s commission ends, starts the hearing of a proceeding, remains a reserve judge for the purposes of finishing the proceeding.(5) A person may be re-appointed as a reserve judge.(6) In this section—
"retired Supreme Court judge" see the Supreme Court of Queensland Act 1991 , schedule 5.
18A Engagement of reserve judges(1) The Chief Judge may, from time to time, by notice in writing, engage a reserve judge to undertake the duties of a judge on a full-time or sessional basis.(2) Each engagement under subsection (1) must not exceed 6 consecutive months.(3) A reserve judge engaged under this section—(a) may be engaged more than once; and(b) has, subject to the conditions stated in the judge’s commission, the same powers, authority, immunities and protections as a judge.(4) A period of engagement of a reserve judge under this section is not to be counted as service for the purposes of the Judges (Pensions and Long Leave) Act 1957 .