Commonwealth Consolidated Acts Commonwealth Consolidated Acts(1) The Minister may, for the purpose of appointing to the office of Judge Advocate General or Deputy Judge Advocate General a person who is the holder of a judicial office of a State or of the Northern Territory, enter into such arrangement with the appropriate Minister of that State or that Territory, as the case may be, as is necessary to secure that person's services.
(2) An arrangement under subsection (1) may provide for the Commonwealth to reimburse a State or the Northern Territory with respect to the services of the person to whom the arrangement relates.
(3) In this section:
"Minister" , in relation to the Northern Territory, means a person holding an office referred to in section 34 of the Northern Territory (Self - Government) Act 1978 .