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Judicial Misbehaviour and Incapacity (Parliamentary Commissions) Act 2012

No. 188, 2012

Compilation No. 5

Compilation date: 1 September 2021

Includes amendments up to: Act No. 13, 2021

Registered: 7 November 2021

About this compilation

This compilation

This is a compilation of the Judicial Misbehaviour and Incapacity (Parliamentary Commissions) Act 2012 that shows the text of the law as amended and in force on 1 September 2021 (the compilation date).

The notes at the end of this compilation (the endnotes) include information about amending laws and the amendment history of provisions of the compiled law.

Uncommenced amendments

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Modifications

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Contents
Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Object of this Act
4 Guide to this Act
5 Extension to external Territories
6 This Act binds the Crown
7 Definitions
Part 2—Establishment, functions and membership etc. of Commissions
8 Guide to this Part
9 Establishment
10 Functions
11 Powers
12 Commission has privileges and immunities of the Crown
13 Membership
14 Appointment of members
15 Vacancy in membership
16 When a Commission ceases to exist
Part 3—Investigations of Commissions
Division 1—General
17 Guide to this Division
18 Decision of questions
19 How a Commission is informed
20 Natural justice
Division 2—Investigations
Subdivision A—Guide to this Division
21 Guide to this Division
Subdivision B—Speed of investigations and openness of hearings
22 Speed of investigations
23 Openness of hearings
Subdivision C—Powers in relation to investigations
24 Hearings
25 Power to summon witnesses, take evidence and