Judicial Conduct Commissioner Act 2015

Section 13 of the Evidence

Act 1929 will be taken to apply in relation to an inquiry under this Part, and, for that purpose—

a reference in that section to a court or a judge will be taken to be a reference to the judicial conduct panel undertaking the inquiry;

and

a reference in that section to a trial will be taken to be a reference to the inquiry; and

a reference in that section to a defendant will be taken to be a reference to the judicial officer to whom the inquiry relates;

and

the judicial conduct panel may make any order a court may make under that section; and

the operation of that section will be taken to be modified to such extent as may be necessary as to afford a witness in an inquiry under this Part the same protections and arrangements they would have had they been a witness in a trial or other proceedings to which that section applies.

To avoid doubt, section 13(5) of the

Evidence Act 1929 applies to an inquiry under this Part.

However, a requirement under section 13 of the

Evidence Act 1929 that only applies to criminal trials will be taken not to apply in relation to an inquiry under this Part.