271299 JUDICIAL AND OTHER LEGAL PROFESSIONALS NEC
This occupation group covers Judicial and Other Legal Professionals not elsewhere classified. Registration or licensing may be required.
Skill Level: 1
Indicative Skill Level:
In Australia and New Zealand:
Most occupations in this unit group have a level of skill commensurate with a bachelor degree or higher qualification and at least five years of relevant experience. Judges require appointment by the government or crown and must have been a Magistrate or an experienced legal practitioner of at least seven years standing. Magistrates must have been a legal practitioner of at least five years standing (ANZSCO Skill Level 1).
Registration or licensing may be required.
Tasks Include:
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Researching statutes and previous court decisions relevant to cases
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Conducting trials and hearings
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Calling and questioning witnesses
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Hearing and evaluating arguments and evidence in civil and criminal summary matters
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Deciding penalties and sentences within statutory limits, such as fines, bonds and detention, awarding damages in civil matters, and issuing court orders
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Exercising arbitral powers if resolution is not achieved or seems improbable through conciliation
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Preparing settlement memoranda and obtaining signatures of parties
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Advising government of legal, constitutional and parliamentary matters and drafting bills and attending committee meetings during consideration of bills
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Preparing advice on matters associated with intellectual property rights
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Advising clients and agents on legal and technical matters