Singapore legislation
Section 9
Section 9
Appointment and qualifications of tribunal magistrate
(1)
A tribunal is presided over by —
a tribunal magistrate appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Chief Justice; or
a tribunal magistrate designated under subsection (5).
(2)
An individual is eligible for appointment under subsection (1)(a) as a tribunal magistrate if the individual is a qualified person as defined in section 2(1) of the Legal Profession Act 1966.
(3)
An individual appointed under subsection (1)(a) as a tribunal magistrate holds office for a term specified in the individual’s instrument of appointment, and may be re‑appointed.
(4)
Despite subsection (3), the President may, on the recommendation of the Chief Justice, at any time revoke the appointment under subsection (1)(a) of a tribunal magistrate.
(5)
The Presiding Judge of the State Courts may designate any District Judge as a tribunal magistrate.
(6)
Any individual appointed under subsection (1)(a) or designated under subsection (5) as a tribunal magistrate may, although the period of the individual’s appointment or designation has expired, or the individual’s appointment or designation has been revoked, sit as a tribunal magistrate for the purpose of giving judgment or otherwise in relation to any case heard by the individual as a tribunal magistrate.