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16J Performance of duties by judicial registrar

(1)A judicial registrar must not hear, or continue to hear, a proceeding that the judicial registrar considers for any reason inappropriate for hearing and determination by the Court constituted by a judicial registrar and must make appropriate arrangements for the proceeding to be heard and determined by the Court constituted by a magistrate.

(2)A judicial registrar, in the performance of his or her duties as a judicial registrar, is not subject to the direction or control of any person or body.

(3)A judicial registrar has, in the performance of his or her duties as a judicial registrar, the same protection and immunity as a Judge of the Supreme Court has in the performance of his or her duties as a Judge.

(4)A judicial registrar has any of the powers, duties and functions of a registrar under this Act and any other Act or the Rules.

S. 16J(4) inserted by No. 17/2023 s. 36.