PART II
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ADMINISTRATION
Division 1
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General
SECTION 17B
ARRANGEMENTS FOR SERVICES OF STATE MAGISTRATES AND CERTAIN LOCAL COURT JUDGES
17B(1)
The Governor-General may arrange with the Governor of a State for the performance of the functions of a magistrate under this Act by all or any of the persons who from time to time hold office as Magistrates of the State.
17B(1A)
The Governor-General may arrange with the Governor of New South Wales for the performance of the functions of a magistrate under this Act by all or any of the persons who from time to time hold office as Judges of the Local Court of New South Wales.
History
S 17B(1A) inserted by No 4 of 2026, s 3 and Sch 1 item 5, effective 28 March 2026. No 4 of 2026, s 3 and Sch 1 item 30(5), effective 28 March 2026, provides the following transitional provision:
30 Arrangements
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transitional provisions
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Arrangements under the Bankruptcy Act
30(5)
An arrangement made under subsection
17B(1)
of the
Bankruptcy Act 1966
between the Governor-General and the Governor of New South Wales in relation to persons who hold office as Magistrates of New South Wales that was in effect immediately before the commencement of this subitem continues in effect (and may be dealt with) on and after that commencement as if it were an arrangement made under subsection
17B(1A)
of that Act in relation to persons who hold office as Judges of the Local Court of New South Wales.
17B(2)
The Governor-General may arrange with the Administrator of the Northern Territory for the performance of the functions of a magistrate under this Act by all or any of the persons who from time to time hold office as Judges of the Local Court of the Northern Territory.
History
S 17B(2) amended by No 26 of 2016, s 3 and Sch 1 item 11, by substituting
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as Judges of the Local Court of the Northern Territory
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for
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as Magistrates of the Territory
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, effective 1 May 2016.
History
S 17B inserted by No 12 of 1980, s 12.