(e)
the full range of responsibility at the
higher level; in their case I suggest they be told of the basis of their appointment;
to provide those judicial officers who most
need it or could best benefit from it with a
temporary change of work; this is especially
apposite for those whose work is stressful
or tedious.
22.
As for the use of temporary judges, it will be up to the
presider to decide which cases or classes of case are and which are not
to be taken by the temporary judicial officer.
23.
as
Operated as I am proposing the deputy/part-time scheme will
cost less than it does now. Some members of the legal profession,
they do in other countries, will appreciate that they might not be paid
as much for sitting on the bench as they earn in their practices.
24.
Assigning Judicial Officers
Ma
When the process is complete and the Government has made its
decision about the Judiciary's rescurces for the next financial year,
the Judiciary Administrator will advise the Chief Justice how to
allocate the available full-time judgepower. If it appears probable at
that stage that there will not be enough the Administrator will further
advise the Chief Justice where, in what quantity, for what business and
for what period temporary judgepower will be needed. I would recommend
the Chief Justice then to consider but only for the first three
months which gaps to leave temporarily vacant, which to fill from the
legal profession and which by postings within the Judiciary. Once the
year has begun it will be up to the various court administrators to keep progress under review and consult their presiders with a view to
seeing how the work can be contained in the next period of three months and so on throughout the year. The Judiciary Administrator will be advised by the administrators and will himself keep progress under
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