Queensland Consolidated Acts

PUBLIC INTEREST DISCLOSURE ACT 2010 - SECT 16

16 Chief judicial officer etc. is only proper authority

(1) This section applies to a disclosure relating to a judicial officer, other than a disclosure made under section 23 .

(2) A disclosure relating to a judicial officer that could, if the conduct were proved, be corrupt conduct or a reprisal relating to a previous disclosure under this Act, may be made only—

(a) to the chief judicial officer of the relevant court or tribunal; or

(b) to the Crime and Corruption Commission.

(3) Another disclosure relating to a judicial officer may be made only to the chief judicial officer of the relevant court or tribunal.

(4) A chief judicial officer of a court or tribunal may receive a public interest disclosure only if the disclosure is about the conduct of another judicial officer of the court or tribunal.

(5) The chief judicial officer may refer a public interest disclosure made to the chief judicial officer about the conduct of another judicial officer to a proper authority that is a public sector entity.

(6) Section 31 (2) to (5) applies to a referral under subsection (5) as if the chief judicial officer were a public sector entity.

(7) In this section—

"disclosure relating to a judicial officer" means a disclosure where the information that is the subject of the disclosure relates to the conduct of the judicial officer.

"relevant court or tribunal" , for a judicial officer, is the court or tribunal of which the judicial officer is a member or to which the judicial officer is attached.