Judicial Officers Legislation (Amendment) Act 1990 (NSW)

JUDICIAL OFFICERS LEGISLATION (AMENDMENT)

ACT 1990 No. 56

NEW SOUTH WALES

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

1.     Short title

2. Commencement

3.     Amendment of certain Acts

4.     Transitional provision

SCHEDULE 1—AMENDMENTS

JUDICIAL OFFICERS LEGISLATION (AMENDMENT)

ACT 1990 No. 56

NEW SOUTH WALES

Act No. 56, 1990

An Act to amend the Judicial Officers Act 1986 and various other Acts to increase the retirement age for certain judicial officers; and for other purposes. [Assented to 26 September 1990]

Judicial Officers Legislation (Amendment) 1990

The Legislature of New South Wales enacts:

Short title

l. This Act may be cited as the Judicial Officers Legislation

(Amendment) Act 1990.

Commencement

2. This Act commences on the late of assent.

Amendment of certain Acts

3. Each Act specified in Schedule 1 is amended in the manner set out

in that Schedule.

Transitional provision

4. The amendments made by this Act apply to judicial officers whether or not holding office as such on the commencement of this Act.

SCHEDULE 1—AMENDMENTS

(Sec. 3)

PART 1—AMENDMENT OF JUDICIAL OFFICERS

ACT 1986 No. 100

Section 44 (Retirement of judicial officers):

From section 44 (l), omit "70 years”, insert instead "72 years".

PART 2—CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS

Compensation Court Act 1984 No. 89

Section 11 (Acting Chief Judge and acting Judges):

From section 11 (6), omit “70 years”, insert instead "72 years”.

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SCHEDULE 1—AMENDMENTS—continued

District Court Act 1973 No. 9

Section 18 (Acting Judges):

From section 18 (4), omit "70 years", insert instead "72 years".

Industrial Arbitration Act 1940 No. 2

Section 14 (Industrial commission):

(a)	From section 14 (2) (a), omit “70 years", insert instead “72 years".
(b)	From section 14 (4A), omit "70 years", insert instead “72 years”.

Judges' Pensions Act 1953 No. 41

Section 4 (Pension to judge retiring voluntarily at or after age sixty):

Omit "seventy years", insert instead "72 years".

Section 5 (Pension for judge who retired, or retires, on account of ill-health):

From section 5 (2), omit "70 years", insert instead "72 years".

Section 6 (Pension for widow of judge or retired judge):

From section 6 (5), omit "seventy years”, insert instead "72 years".

Land and Environment Court Act 1979 No, 204

Section 11 (Acting Judges):

From section 11 (4), omit "70 years", insert instead “72 years".

Supreme Court Act 1970 No. 52

Section 37 (Acting Judges):

From section 37 (4), omit "70 years”, insert instead "72 years".

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SCHEDULE 1—AMENDMENTS—continued

Section 111 (Appointment of masters and acting masters):

From section 111 (6), omit "70 years", insert	instead "72
years".

Section 115 (Resignation and tenure of masters	and acting
masters):

From section 115 (4), omit “70 years", insert	instead “72
years".

[Minister's second reading speech made in–

Legislative Assembly on 13 September 1990 Legislative Council on 19 September 1990 ]

BY AUTHORITY

R. MILLIGAN, ACTlNG GOVERNMENT PRINTER—1990