Judicial Commissions Act 1994

A person may complain to the council or the Attorney-General about a matter that relates or may relate to the behaviour or physical or mental capacity of a judicial officer (other than a presidential member of the ACAT).

A person may complain to the Attorney-General about a matter that relates or may relate to the behaviour or physical or mental capacity of a presidential member of the ACAT.

A complaint must—

be in writing; and

state the name and address of the complainant; and

identify the judicial officer concerned; and

contain full particulars of the matter the subject of the complaint; and

contain anything else prescribed by regulation.

A member of the Legislative Assembly must not raise in the Assembly a matter that relates or may relate to the behaviour or physical or mental capacity of a judicial officer—

except by way of a motion to have a specific allegation made in precise terms in relation to the judicial officer examined by a judicial commission; and

unless the member has given to the Attorney-General not less than 6 sitting days notice of the motion and the member has not been notified by the Attorney-General or the council within that period that a recommendation has been made that the Executive appoint a judicial commission in relation to the allegation.

If a member of the Legislative Assembly gives notice under subsection (4) (b), the member must also tell the council about the notice.