Members of investigation panel
24 Members of investigation panel
(1) An investigation panel consists of 3 persons appointed by the Judicial Commission.
(2) Two members of an investigation panel must be appointed from among any of the following groups of persons:
Supreme Court Judges and former Supreme Court Judges;
(b) judges and former judges of a superior court of a State or another Territory;
(c) judges and former judges of the High Court of Australia, the Federal Court of Australia, the Family Court of Australia and any other federal court established by the Commonwealth.
(3) One member of an investigation panel must be appointed from the pool of eligible persons nominated under section 22.
(4) A person must not be appointed to an investigation panel if the person:
is a member or acting member of the Judicial Commission; or
(b) is a judge or former judge of the same court as the person who is the subject of the complaint.
(5) The Judicial Commission must designate one of the members of an investigation panel as its chairperson.
(6) The appointment of a person under subsection (3) from the pool of eligible persons is taken to be terminated if the person:
ceases to be eligible for appointment; or
(b) resigns the person's appointment by giving written notice to the Minister; or
meets any of the conditions specified in section 9(2).
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