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Court Registry Officer

599213 · Sedentary Next-day ready

Career data Close match

Court, local government and licence officers do clerical tasks for courts, local councils or government licensing agencies, like drafting council policies and issuing licences.

Most common salary $62k – $87k
Upper salary up to $124k
Training 0-2 years

Description

Provides operational support to a court or registry.

Typical work tasks

Organises jury and witness lists and summons, and swears in juries and witnesses; maintains order in court and hearing rooms and adjacent areas.

Typical work environment

  • Works indoors in courts, hearing rooms and connected areas.
  • Indoor workspaces are adequately heated, ventilated, cleaned and lit.

Typical physical and mental demands

  • Sedentary physical demand levels.
  • Sits occasionally when carrying out clerical tasks and during proceedings.
  • Frequently to constantly stands and walks about the court or related areas to swear in juries and witnesses
  • Stretching, twisting, climbing and lifting are not significant components of the job.
  • Bending, squatting or crouching movements should be unnecessary.
  • Repetitive hand and finger movements are frequent when operating a computer or using writing instruments.
  • Driving is not required.
  • Use of minor office hand-held objects and equipment such as pens, calculators and staplers, as well as computers and telephones will be occasional to frequent.
  • Mental skills necessary include a high level of concentration, administration, organisation, research, clerical and communication skills.
Entry signal Model estimate

Enter via experience or on-the-job training; no mandatory pre-entry qualification. Flagged next-day ready.

Entry barrier Experience or on-job training
Licence / registration No licence required
ANZSCO skill level 3
Next-day ready Yes

Unverified — this label is model-generated and not yet clinician-reviewed. Confirm against the WTDS before relying on it.

How this was determined (model-generated): Court registry officer: entry-level OJT sufficient per ER; no licence gate. Holds.

Entry Requirements

A New Zealand Register Level 4 qualification or at least three years of relevant experience (ANZSCO Skill Level 3). In some instances particular experience and/or on-the-job training may be required. For entry-level positions on-the-job training is sufficient.

Further Comments

  • There are opportunities for flexibility of movement.