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Senior Courts Act 2016

Senior court Judges - Tenure of office

132: Governor-General must approve certain resignations

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"The Governor-General must agree to some judges quitting their special jobs."

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You need the Governor-General's approval before you can give written notice to the Attorney-General under section 131(1) in certain situations. This happens when some important judges want to resign from their special roles. The Governor-General must approve if the Chief Justice or other senior judges want to resign from their special roles without resigning from being a judge.

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Part 5Senior court Judges
Tenure of office

132Governor-General must approve certain resignations

  1. Before written notice is given to the Attorney-General under section 131(1), the approval of the Governor-General is required if—

  2. the Chief Justice proposes to resign from that office without resigning from office as a Supreme Court Judge or High Court Judge:
    1. the President of the Court of Appeal proposes to resign from that office without resigning from office as a Court of Appeal Judge or a High Court Judge:
      1. a Court of Appeal Judge (other than the President of the Court of Appeal) proposes to resign from office without resigning from office as a High Court Judge:
        1. the Chief High Court Judge proposes to resign from that office without resigning from office as a High Court Judge.

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