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(1)The Chief Magistrate may, at any time, having regard to any guidelines in force under section 16B(1), recommend to the Attorney-General that a judicial registrar, or more than one judicial registrar, of the Court be appointed by the Governor in Council.
(2)The Attorney-General, on receiving a recommendation under subsection (1), may recommend to the Governor in Council that a judicial registrar, or more than one judicial registrar, of the Court be appointed under subsection (3).
(3)The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Attorney-General, may appoint a person as a judicial registrar of the Court for the period, not exceeding 5 years, specified in his or her instrument of appointment.
(4)A person is not eligible for appointment as a judicial registrar unless he or she is—
(a)an Australian lawyer; or
S. 16C(4)(a) substituted by No. 19/2005 s. 6, amended by No. 17/2014 s. 160(Sch. 2 item 59.3).
(5)A judicial registrar may be appointed on a full-time or part-time basis.
(6)A judicial registrar, although not appointed on a part-time basis, may, by agreement in writing entered into with the Chief Magistrate, undertake the duties of a judicial registrar on a part-time basis.
(7)A judicial registrar is eligible for re-appointment in accordance with this section if the Chief Magistrate recommends to the Attorney-General that the person be re-appointed.