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the Great Seal of Australia, a person who is a Judge of any other court created by the Parliament to be a Judge of the Supreme Court.

 (2) The Governor-General may appoint, by Commission under the Great Seal of Australia, a person or persons who, or each of whom, is a Judge of a court created by the Parliament to be an additional Judge or additional Judges of the Supreme Court.

 (3) The Judges appointed under subsection (2) have seniority as additional Judges according to the dates of their commissions.

 (4) The person who holds office as an additional Judge of the Supreme Court immediately before the commencement of this section shall, for the purposes of this Ordinance, be deemed:
 (a) to have been appointed as an additional Judge under subsection (2); and
 (b) to be the senior additional Judge under subsection (3).

5A Exercise of jurisdiction

 (1) The judge appointed under subsection (1) of the last preceding section may, from time to time, make arrangements as to which judge is to exercise the jurisdiction of the Court.

 (2) Where:
 (a) the judge appointed under subsection (1) of the last preceding section is, by reason of absence or for any other reason, unable to discharge the duties of his office, or there is no judge holding office by virtue of an appointment under that subsection; and
 (b) there are two or more additional judges of the Court,
  the senior additional judge may, from time to time, make arrangements as to which the additional judges is to exercise the jurisdiction of the Court.

6 Remuneration of Judges

  The Judge appointed under subsection 5 (1), or an additional Judge appointed or to be deemed to have been appointed under subsection 5 (2), shall be remunerated with the salary and allowances that he receives as a Judge of the other court or other courts of which he is a Judge.

7 Ceasing to hold office

  The Judge appointed under subsection 5 (1), or an additional Judge appointed or to be deemed to have been appointed under subsection 5 (2), shall cease to hold office if he ceases to hold office as a Judge (other than an additional Judge) of any other court created by the Parliament.

8 Oath of allegiance and office by judge

  Each judge, other than the judge referred to in subsection (4) of section five of this Ordinance, shall, before proceeding to discharge the duties of his office, make and subscribe before the Governor-General or a person authorized for the purpose by the Governor-General an oath or affirmation in the form in the Schedule to this Ordinance.

Division 2 Jurisdiction

9 Jurisdiction of Supreme Court

  Subject to this Ordinance, the