Section 16 is
repealed and the following section is inserted instead —
16. Appointment of registrars, etc.
(1) The Minister shall
appoint, for each registry of the Court, a registrar and such deputy
registrars and other officers as may be needed to deal with the workload of
the Court.
(2) A person appointed
to be a registrar of the Magistrates Court is to be taken to also have been
appointed as a registrar of the Children’s Court and vice versa.
(3) A person appointed
to be a deputy registrar of the Magistrates Court is to be taken to also have
been appointed as a deputy registrar of the Children’s Court and vice
versa.
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