Judicial Entitlements Act 2015

Before the Panel makes an own motion recommendation or gives an advisory opinion, the Panel, in writing, must invite a public service body Head nominated by the Minister to make a submission to the Panel providing—

information about relevant economic and remuneration factors in Victoria; and

any other relevant information that the nominated public service body Head considers appropriate.

Subject to subsection (4), before the Panel makes an own motion recommendation or gives an advisory opinion, the Panel must write to the head of jurisdiction of any judicial officers who may be affected by the own motion recommendation or the advisory opinion, as the case requires.

A written notification from the Panel under subsection (2) must request the relevant head of jurisdiction to notify the affected judicial officers that written submissions may be made to the Panel in relation to the matter under consideration.

If the Attorney-General has determined that a request for an advisory opinion is of a personal or confidential nature and the Panel has been requested to give an advisory opinion about a named person or named persons, the Panel must write to the person or those persons inviting the person or persons to make a written submission to the Panel.

The Panel must consider any submission made to the Panel—

on its merits; and

in an expeditious manner.