Section 106 — Senior Courts Act 2016: Attorney-General may authorise Judges to sit part-time

106 Attorney-General may authorise Judges to sit part-time (1) Judges (other than Supreme Court Judges) and Associate Judges may seek the authorisation of the Attorney-General to sit part-time for a specified period. (2) The Attorney-General may grant an authorisation sought by a Judge or an Associate Judge under subsection (1) only with the agreement of— (a) the President of the Court of Appeal, if the Judge is a Court of Appeal Judge: (b) the Chief High Court Judge, if— (i) the Judge is a High Court Judge but not a Court of Appeal Judge; or (ii) the Judge is an Associate Judge. (3) An authorisation may take effect from— (a) the date the Judge or Associate Judge commences office; or (b) any other date specified in the authorisation. (4) A Judge or an Associate Judge may be authorised to sit part-time for a specified period on more than 1 occasion. (5) A Judge or an Associate Judge authorised to sit part-time for a specified period resumes sitting on a full-time basis at the end of that period. Compare: 1908 No 89 ss 4C(1)–(6) , 26D(2)–(6) , 57A(2)–(6)