State Courts Act 1970 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Appointments, Powers and Duties
10. Appointments and qualifications of Magistrates
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The President may, on the recommendation of the Chief Justice, appoint any fit and proper person to be a Magistrate.
A person must not be appointed to be or to act as a Magistrate unless he or she has been for not less than 3 years a qualified person as defined in section 2 of the Legal Profession Act 1966.
Despite subsection (2), a person may be appointed to be or to act as a Magistrate if —
the person has been for not less than one year a qualified person as defined in section 2 of the Legal Profession Act 1966; and
the Chief Justice, after having regard to the qualifications and experience of the person, is of the opinion that the person is suitable to be appointed as a Magistrate.