Allegation about Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Parliamentary Inspector or judicial officer not to be received or initiated
27 Allegation about Commissioner, Deputy Commissioner, Parliamentary Inspector or judicial officer not to be received or initiated
An allegation about the Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner must not be received by the Commission.
An allegation about a person in his or her capacity as the Parliamentary Inspector, or an officer of the Parliamentary Inspector, must not be received or initiated by the Commission.
An allegation about a person in his or her capacity as the holder of a judicial office must not be received or initiated by the Commission unless the allegation relates to —
the commission or attempted commission of; or
the incitement of the commission of; or
a conspiracy to commit,
an offence under section 121 of The Criminal Code or is of a kind that, if established, would constitute grounds for removal from judicial office.
The Commission, when performing its functions in relation to the conduct of a holder of judicial office must proceed having proper regard for preserving the independence of judicial officers.
When investigating a holder of judicial office, the Commission must act in accordance with conditions and procedures formulated in continuing consultation with the Chief Justice.
In this section —
holder of a judicial office has the same meaning as it has in section 121 of The Criminal Code.
[Section 27 inserted: No. 78 of 2003 s. 17; amended: No. 5 of 2024 s. 14.]
[27A, 27B. Deleted: No. 35 of 2014 s. 15.]
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