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JUDICIAL OFFICERS ACT 1986 - SECT 37A

Information about complaints to be provided to Minister

37A Information about complaints to be provided to Minister

(1) The Commission must, at the request of the Minister, provide the Minister with information that discloses the following in relation to a particular judicial officer--
(a) whether a complaint has been made, when a complaint was made and when the matter about which a complaint was made is alleged to have occurred,
(b) the subject-matter of the complaint,
(c) the stage of the procedure for dealing with a complaint that the complaint has reached,
(d) for a complaint that has been disposed of, the manner in which the complaint was disposed of.
(2) However, the Commission is not required to provide information about a complaint against a particular judicial officer if the Commission considers it is not in the public interest to provide the information, unless the complaint has been referred to the Conduct Division.
(3) The Commission must notify the Minister when a complaint about a judicial officer is referred to the Conduct Division and when and the manner in which such a complaint is disposed of (whether or not the Minister has requested information about the complaint).
(4) The Commission may, when providing the Minister with information about a complaint against a judicial officer under this section, also provide other information that the Commission considers relevant.



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