You can remove a High Court Judge from their job only if you follow the rules in section 23 of the Constitution Act 1986. The Governor-General can remove an Associate Judge from their job if they think the Associate Judge is not able to do their job or has behaved badly. The Governor-General gets to decide if they want to remove an Associate Judge from their job.
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A High Court Judge may be removed from office only in accordance with section 23 of the Constitution Act 1986.
The Governor-General may, if the Governor-General thinks fit, remove an Associate Judge from office for inability or misbehaviour.
