Proceedings alleging judicial misconduct against a judicial officer are properly summarily dismissed where the officer has the benefit of judicial immunity under s 44B of the Judicial Officers Act 1986 (NSW), and the appropriate avenue for such complaints is the Judicial Commission. A declaratory relief claim against a judicial officer will lack practical utility where there are no existing orders against the plaintiff and the declaration would produce no foreseeable consequences for the parties.
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