Supreme Court of New South Wales

Delegation of court functions

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Some Acts and Regulations permit the senior judicial officer of a Court, or the Principal Registrar, to delegate certain functions to Registrars, or Deputy Registrars, that might otherwise be undertaken by a Judge or Associate Judge.

The instruments linked below detail the functions that the Chief Justice and the Principal Registrar of the Supreme Court have decided Registrars and Deputy Registrars may exercise in a quasi-judicial capacity:

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