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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2002 Week 9 Hansard (21 August) . . Page.. 2765 ..

matters; maintain and update legislation as require; maintain diary for Special Magistrates sittings and arrange payment of sittings; arrange travel for Chief Magistrate, Tribunal members and other Magistrates as required.

(8) How many of these staff members are there?

There are 11 staff members who assist Magistrates, Special Magistrates and Tribunal members.

(9) What is the cost of providing these services to Magistrates?

The salary costs of staff who provide services to Magistrates for the 2001/2002 financial year was $594,386.50.

(10) What personal staff do judges have to assist them?

Each of the four Judges has a personal assistant and an associate. The Chief Justice has a tipstaff/research assistant in addition to the above.

(11) What are the duties of those staff?

The personal assistant provides administrative, clerical and secretarial support to a judge and acts as an associate in the absence of an associate. The personal assistant is classified at the ASO 4-5 level.

An associate provides clerical and research assistance to the judge and attends court with him for the purpose of calling on cases, empanelling juries and recording details of proceeding. The associate also analyses transcripts of evidence and prepares summaries of evidence. An associate is classified at ASO 4 Level.

The tipstaff/research assistant provides personal, clerical and research assistance to the Chief Justice. He carries out research on general legal topics, case law and legislation and analyses transcripts of evidence. The Tipstaff/ Research assistant is classified at the ASO 2 level.

(12) How many of these staff are there.

There are 9 personal staff who provide services and assistance to Judges.

(13) What is the cost of providing these services to judges.

The salary costs of staff who provide services to Judges for the 2001/2002 financial year was $515,521.76.

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