he happens also to be Master, part-time judge and the main legal adviser within the Judiciary, then, to the disadvantage of the Own true functions or Judiciary,
delegates some of his he either delegates some performs them inadequately. The Chief Justice needs an administrator directly advising him on management and resource policy and directly responsible to him and continuously in that position and no other.
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in addition to the This post will be instead of and not
If it is desirable to retain the title of existing post of Registrar. Registrar it can be assumed by the Senior Master who will be taking the non-administrative work of the old post.
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indicator
will
administrator.
is
a
comparison
Although it is difficult to compare responsibilities within of Government some such in departments the Judiciary with those
decision about the rank of the help towards Departmental heads are subordinate to Secretaries and ranked at D6 or D5 in the Government pay scale depending on the size of the department and other factors. In terms of manpower and money the
with several Judiciary
other. nct very large by departments and this might argue for D5. I would very strongly advise against a lower ranking. There is an important factor in favour of D6. The main responsibility of the post will be the optimum deployment of 140 judicial officers including Justices of Appeal (above D6) and High Court Judges (level with D6). Judicial officers should not and may not be directed but their time is the Judiciary's main resource and somehow it has to be matched to the demands of court business which are also uncontrollable. That part of the administrator's task therefore calls for the provision of systems, programmes, facilities and encouragement I advise that the task be conducive to optimum judicial performance.
It calls
not under-estimated. It is one for a person of high status. for great tact, persuasiveness and diplomacy combined with firmness, dignity and a flair for administration. I therefore advise that D6 would be the appropriate rank certainly to begin with and probably
thereafter.
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