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Senior Courts Act 2016

Senior court Judges - Salaries and allowances

135: Remuneration of Judges

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"How Much Judges Get Paid"

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You get paid if you are a Judge. The Remuneration Authority decides how much you get paid. You also get allowances, which are extra amounts of money for things like travel. You might be wondering what a Judge is. A Judge is someone who works in a senior court, like the Supreme Court, the Court of Appeal, or the High Court. A senior court is a high-level court where important cases are heard. The Governor-General can also decide to give you extra allowances for things like travel. You can find more information about this by looking at the Senior Courts Act and other related laws.

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Part 5Senior court Judges
Salaries and allowances

135Remuneration of Judges

  1. Judges must be paid, out of public money, without further appropriation than this section,—

  2. salaries at such rates as the Remuneration Authority from time to time determines; and
    1. such allowances as the Remuneration Authority from time to time determines; and
      1. such additional allowances, being travelling allowances or other incidental or minor allowances, as the Governor-General may from time to time determine.

        1. In this section,—

          Judge means—

          1. a permanent or an acting Judge of a senior court:
            1. a Judge authorised to sit part-time in a senior court:
              1. a permanent or an acting Associate Judge:
                1. an Associate Judge authorised to sit part-time

                  senior court means—

                  1. the Supreme Court:
                    1. the Court of Appeal:
                      1. the High Court.

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                      Notes
                      • Section 135 heading: replaced, on , by section 141(1)of the Statutes Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 56).
                      • Section 135(1): amended, on , by section 141(2) of the Statutes Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 56).
                      • Section 135(2): inserted, on , by section 141(3) of the Statutes Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 56).