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Senior Courts Act 2016

Senior court Judges - Restrictions

142: Judge not to undertake other employment or hold other office

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"Judges must not have other jobs without the Chief Justice's approval"

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You are a Judge or an Associate Judge. You must not take on other paid work or hold another office without the Chief Justice's approval. The Chief Justice talks to the head of your court before making a decision. They only say yes if the work or office does not interfere with your Judge's work. You do not need approval if a law says you can hold the office as a Judge. The head of your court is a specific person, depending on what type of Judge you are. For example, if you are a Court of Appeal Judge, the head of your court is the President of the Court of Appeal. You can see similar rules in the 1986 act and the 1986 act. The Chief Justice makes sure you can do your Judge's job properly. They consider your work and the other office or employment before making a decision.

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Part 5Senior court Judges
Restrictions

142Judge not to undertake other employment or hold other office

  1. A Judge or an Associate Judge must not undertake any other paid employment or hold any other office (whether paid or not) without the approval of the Chief Justice in consultation (in the case of an Associate Judge, a High Court Judge, or a Court of Appeal Judge) with the appropriate head of court.

  2. An approval under subsection (1) may only be given if the appropriate head of court is satisfied that undertaking the employment or holding the office is consistent with the Judge's judicial office.

  3. However, subsection (1) does not apply to another office if an enactment permits or requires the office to be held by a Judge.

  4. In this section, appropriate head of court means—

  5. the President of the Court of Appeal, if the Judge is a Court of Appeal Judge:
    1. the Chief High Court Judge, if—
      1. the Judge is a High Court Judge but not a Court of Appeal Judge; or
        1. the Judge is an Associate Judge.

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