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Local Government Act 2002

Offences, penalties, infringement offences, and legal proceedings - Legal proceedings - Judges not disqualified

248: Judges not disqualified for being ratepayers

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“Judges can decide cases even if they live in the area and pay rates”

In this law, a Judge means someone who works in the High Court, District Court, or as a Justice or Community Magistrate. You should know that if a Judge is deciding on a case, they won’t be considered biased just because they pay rates or usually live in the area involved in the case. This means that even if a Judge lives in the same district or region as the case they’re working on, or if they pay rates there, they can still make fair decisions about the case.

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Legal proceedings: Judges not disqualified

248Judges not disqualified for being ratepayers

  1. In this section, Judge means a Judge of the High Court or District Court, a Justice, or a Community Magistrate.

  2. A Judge must not be treated as interested in a case in which he or she is acting judicially solely on the ground that he or she is a ratepayer or is normally resident in a district or region.

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