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JUDICIAL ENTITLEMENTS ACT 2015 (NO. 29 OF 2015)


TABLE OF PROVISIONS

   PART 1--PRELIMINARY

   1.      Purposes  
   2.      Commencement  
   3.      Definitions  

   PART 2--JUDICIAL ENTITLEMENTS

           Division 1--Judicial entitlements

   4.      Judicial entitlements to be authorised by law  
   5.      Salary entitlements of judicial officers  
   6.      Salary of reserve judicial officer—full time basis  
   7.      Salary of reserve judicial officer—sessional rates  
   8.      Salaries to be rounded to nearest whole dollar  
   9.      Date salary adjustments take effect  
   10.     Salary certificate  
   11.     Conditions of service of judicial officers  
   12.     Accrued sabbatical and long service leave  
   13.     Accrued annual leave and long service leave—magistrates  

           Division 2--Salary sacrifice

   14.     Salary sacrifice arrangements  

   PART 3--JUDICIAL ENTITLEMENTS PANEL

   15.     Establishment of Judicial Entitlements Panel  
   16.     Functions of Panel  
   17.     Membership of Panel  
   18.     Chairperson of Panel  
   19.     Terms and conditions of office  
   20.     Vacancies, resignations and removal from office  
   21.     Acting appointments  
   22.     Meetings of the Panel  
   23.     Persons to assist the Panel  
   24.     Validity of decisions  

   PART 4--RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PANEL AND ADVISORY OPINIONS

           Division 1--Own motion recommendations

   25.     Panel may make own motion recommendations  
   26.     Panel to report own motion recommendations to Attorney-General  

           Division 2--Advisory opinions

   27.     Attorney-General may request advisory opinion  
   28.     Panel must inquire into subject matter of request for advisory opinion  
   29.     Panel to report advisory opinion to Attorney-General  

           Division 3--General requirements for own motion recommendations and advisory opinions

   30.     Panel to invite certain submissions  
   31.     Panel must take certain factors into account  
   32.     Reasons  
   33.     Tabling before Parliament of reports  
   34.     Tabling of recommendation statement  
   35.     Entitlement certificates  
   36.     Publication of entitlement certificate in Government Gazette  

   PART 5--GENERAL

   37.     Register  
   38.     Attorney-General to include documents in register as soon as practicable after specified events  
   39.     Request for advisory opinion may be excluded from register or on register in redacted form  
   40.     Regulations  

   PART 6--REPEALS AND TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS

   41.     Repeal of Judicial Salaries Act 2004  
   42.     Repeal of Judicial Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995  
   43.     Certificates under section 15 of the Judicial Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995  
   44.     Pre-existing salary sacrifice arrangements  
   45.     Certain offices referred to in Judicial Salaries Act 2004  
   46.     Panel to report as soon as practicable and within 9 months of establishment  
   47.     Regulations dealing with transitional matters  

   PART 7--MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS RELATING TO ENTITLEMENTS

           Division 1--Amendment of Children, Youth and Families Act 2005

   48.     Remuneration and terms and conditions of appointment  

           Division 2--Amendment of Coroners Act 2008

   49.     Deputy State Coroner  
   50.     Appointment of coroners  
   51.     Remuneration and terms and conditions of appointment  
   52.     Appropriation of certain amounts in relation to reserve coroners  

           Division 3--Judicial Remuneration Tribunal Act 1995

   53.     New sections 16 to 21 inserted  

           Division 4--Amendment of the Constitution Act 1975

   54.     Appropriation of certain amounts in relation to reserve Judges  
   55.     Salaries, allowances and pensions of Judges of the Supreme Court  
   56.     As to pensions of Judges of the Supreme Court and their partners and children  
   57.     Salaries of Associate Judges  
   58.     Appropriation of certain amounts in relation to reserve Associate Judges  

           Division 5--Amendment of Supreme Court Act 1986

   59.     Pension entitlements of Associate Judges, their partners and children  
   60.     Remuneration and terms and conditions of appointment  

           Division 6--Amendment of County Court Act 1958

   61.     Salaries and allowances of the Chief Judge and other judges  
   62.     Appropriation of certain amounts in relation to reserve judges  
   63.     Provision for pensions to County Court judges and their partners  
   64.     Salaries and allowances of associate judges  
   65.     Pension entitlements of associate judges, their partners and children  
   66.     Appropriation of certain amounts in relation to reserve associate judges  
   67.     Remuneration and terms and conditions of appointment  

           Division 7--Amendment of Magistrates' Court Act 1989

   68.     Power to complete matters—magistrates and reserve magistrates  
   69.     Pension of Chief Magistrate  
   70.     Terms and conditions of appointment  
   71.     Part 1 of Schedule 1 amended  
   72.     Part 2 of Schedule 1 amended  

           Division 8--Statute law revision

   73.     Statute law revision—Powers of Attorney Act 2014  

   PART 8--CONSEQUENTIAL AMENDMENT OF OTHER ACTS AND REPEAL OF AMENDING PARTS OF THIS ACT

           Division 1--Amendment of Constitution Act 1975

   74.     Heading to section 81F amended  
   75.     Remuneration and entitlements of reserve Judge  
   76.     Salaries, allowances and pensions of Judges of the Supreme Court  
   77.     As to pensions of Judges of the Supreme Court and their partners and children  
   78.     Salaries of Associate Judges  
   79.     Remuneration and allowances of reserve Associate Judges  

           Division 2--Amendment of County Court Act 1958

   80.     Salaries and allowances of the Chief Judge and other judges  
   81.     Remuneration and entitlements of reserve judge  
   82.     Salaries and allowances of associate judges  
   83.     Remuneration and allowances of reserve associate judges  

           Division 3--Amendment of Magistrates' Court Act 1989

   84.     Salaries  
   85.     Part 1 of Schedule 1 amended  
   86.     Part 2 of Schedule 1 amended  

           Division 4--Amendment of Coroners Act 2008

   87.     Deputy State Coroner  
   88.     Remuneration and allowances of reserve coroners  

           Division 5--Repeal of amending Parts

   89.     Repeal of amending Parts  
           ENDNOTES


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