South Australian Current Acts

JUDICIAL CONDUCT COMMISSIONER ACT 2015

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

   PART 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   3.      Objects
   4.      Interpretation
   5.      Application of Act

   PART 2--Judicial Conduct Commissioner

   6.      Functions and powers of Commissioner
   7.      Appointment of Commissioner
   8.      Pension rights
   9.      Acting Commissioner
   10.     Staff
   11.     Delegation

   PART 3--Complaints

           Division 1--Making a complaint

   12.     Making of complaints

           Division 2--Preliminary examination of complaint

   13.     Preliminary examination of complaints
   14.     Request to postpone consideration of complaint
   15.     Referral of complaint to ICAC
   16.     Discretionary dismissal of complaint
   17.     Mandatory dismissal of complaint

           Division 3--Action after preliminary examination

   18.     Referral of complaint to relevant jurisdictional head
   19.     Immediate report to Parliament
   20.     Recommendation to appoint judicial conduct panel

   PART 4--Judicial conduct panels

   21.     Appointment of judicial conduct panels
   22.     Dissolution of panel if member unable to continue
   23.     Functions and procedures of panel
   24.     Powers of panel
   25.     Report by panel
   26.     Removal of judicial officer

   PART 5--Miscellaneous

   27.     Commissioner's annual report
   28.     Attorney-General may request information about complaints
   29.     Judicial review
   30.     Immunity from liability
   31.     No obligation on persons to maintain secrecy
   32.     Confidentiality, disclosure of information and publication of reports
   33.     Publication of information and evidence
   34.     Other offences
   34A.    Commissioner may determine not to give notice in a particular case
   35.     Service
   36.     Regulations
           Legislative history
           The Parliament of South Australia enacts as
           follows: