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(1) There must be paid to the Chief District Court Judge, to the Principal Environment Judge, to the Principal Family Court Judge, to the Principal Youth Court Judge, and to the other Judges, out of public money, without further appropriation than this section,—
(a) salaries at the rates from time to time determined by the Remuneration Authority; and
(b) the allowances from time to time determined by the Remuneration Authority; and
(c) the additional allowances, being travelling allowances or incidental or minor allowances, from time to time determined by the Governor-General.
(2) The salary of a Judge shall not be diminished during the continuance of the Judge's appointment.
(2A) The salary and allowances payable for a period during which a Judge acts on a part-time basis must be calculated and paid as a pro-rata proportion of the salary and allowances for a full-time equivalent position.
(2B) If a principal Judge ceases to hold the position of principal Judge but continues to hold office as a Judge, the salary and allowances of the Judge may be reduced by the amount of any salary or allowances that the person received solely because of being the principal Judge.
(2C) For the purpose of subsection (2), the payment of salary and allowances on a pro-rata basis under subsection (2A) or the payment of reduced salary and allowances under subsection (2B) is not a diminution of salary.
(3) Subject to the Remuneration Authority Act 1977, any determination made under subsection (1) of this section, and any provision of any such determination, may be made so as to come into force on a date to be specified in that behalf in the determination, being the date of the making of the determination or any other date, whether before or after the date of the making of the determination or the date of the commencement of this section.
(4) Every such determination, and every provision of any such determination, in respect of which no date is specified as aforesaid shall come into force on the date of the making of the determination.
Section 6: substituted, on 1 April 1985, by section 2 of the District Courts Amendment Act (No 3) 1985 (1985 No 137).
Section 6(1): substituted, on 20 May 2004, by section 5(1) of the District Courts Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 42).
Section 6(2A): inserted, on 20 May 2004, by section 5(2) of the District Courts Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 42).
Section 6(2B): inserted, on 20 May 2004, by section 5(2) of the District Courts Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 42).
Section 6(2C): inserted, on 20 May 2004, by section 5(2) of the District Courts Amendment Act 2004 (2004 No 42).
Section 6(3): amended, on 1 April 2003, by section 4(1) of the Remuneration Authority (Members of Parliament) Amendment Act 2002 (2002 No 54).
