Victorian Current Acts

COURT SERVICES VICTORIA ACT 2014 - SECT 16

    (1)     If the Chief Justice is of the opinion that a proposed decision of a meeting of the Courts Council is incompatible with, or would substantially impair or detract from—

        (a)     the institutional integrity of a jurisdiction; or

        (b)     the capacity of the Supreme Court to function as the Supreme Court of the State—

the Chief Justice must inform the Courts Council accordingly.

    (2)     The Courts Council may not make the decision if, after the subject matter of the decision has been discussed at a meeting of the Courts Council, the Chief Justice remains of the opinion that the decision is incompatible with, or would substantially impair or detract from—

        (a)     the institutional integrity of a jurisdiction; or

        (b)     the capacity of the Supreme Court to function as the Supreme Court of the State.

    (3)     If subsection (2) applies, the Chief Justice must provide to the Courts Council a written statement giving the reasons for his or her opinion and that statement must be included in the minutes of the meeting.

Division 4—Governance principles