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Senior Courts Act 2016

Senior court Judges - Salaries and allowances

137: Salaries and allowances of acting Judges

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When you are an acting Judge or acting Associate Judge, you get paid a salary and allowances. You get a salary at the same rate as a permanent Judge of that court, except for the head of the court. You also get the allowances that a Judge of that court, except for the head of the court, or an Associate Judge gets, as stated in section 135(1)(c).

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Part 5Senior court Judges
Salaries and allowances

137Salaries and allowances of acting Judges

  1. An acting Judge or acting Associate Judge, while acting as a member of a court to the extent authorised, but not otherwise, must be paid—

  2. a salary at the rate for the time being payable to a permanent Judge of that court (other than the head of that court) or an Associate Judge; and
    1. the allowances referred to in section 135(1)(c) payable to a Judge of that court (other than the head of that court) or an Associate Judge.

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      • Section 137: amended, on , by section 142(1) of the Statutes Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 56).
      • Section 137(b): amended, on , by section 142(2) of the Statutes Amendment Act 2019 (2019 No 56).