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 (i) a Supreme Court Judge other than an additional Judge;

 (ii) the Master of the Supreme Court;

 (iii) a magistrate; and

 (iv) any other specified judicial officer or member of a tribunal.

(d) a Judicial Commission to be constituted by persons:

 (i) who are or have been Judges of a superior court (other than serving Justices of the High Court of Australia or serving Judges of the Supreme Court (other than additional Judges)) of the Commonwealth, or of a State or Territory; and

 (ii) who are appointed for such terms as are fixed in accordance with ACT law.

(e) a Judge and Master of the Supreme Court to be paid such remuneration as is determined by the Remuneration Tribunal.

(f) if no such determination is in force, a Judge and Master of the Supreme Court to be paid such remuneration as is specified under an enactment.

(g) the remuneration of a Judge and Master of the Supreme Court to not be diminished during the Judge or Master's continuance in office.

(h) the retiring age of judicial officers of the Supreme Court to not be altered during a judicial officer's continuance in office without the consent of the judicial officer.

(2) amend the ACT Self-Government (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 by inserting in Part II a provision that the terms and conditions of transferring Judges shall be no less favourable than those of the Judges of the Federal Court of Australia; and

(3) amend the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 to:

(a) permit the acceptance by Judges of that Court of commissions as additional Judges of the ACT Supreme Court; and

(b) confirm the continuation of the appointments as additional Judges of the ACT Supreme Court held at the time of transfer of the ACT Supreme Court.

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