26   Appointment and qualifications: Chief Justice and other Judges

(1)  The Governor may, by commission under the public seal of the State, appoint any qualified person to be Chief Justice or a Judge.

(2)  A person is qualified for appointment as Chief Justice or as a Judge if the person:

(a)  holds or has held a judicial office of this State or of the Commonwealth, another State or a Territory, or

(b)  is an Australian lawyer of at least 7 years’ standing.

(3)  (Repealed)