(1) A Judge of the Federal Court of Australia, or of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory, may, by writing, consent to be declared an assessment officer by the Minister administering the Judiciary Act 1903 under subsection (2).
(2) The Minister administering the Judiciary Act 1903 may, by writing, declare a Judge in relation to whom a consent under subsection (1) is in force to be an assessment officer for the purposes of this Division.
(3) A consent or declaration under this section is not a legislative instrument.