Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00187:clause:1_6
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00187
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 6
Character Range: 4881–6052

6  After subsection 21B(1A)
Insert:
 (1B) The Chief Judge may, if a complaint is made about another Judge, deal with the complaint by doing either or both of the following in respect of the complaint:
 (a) deciding whether or not to handle the complaint and then doing one of the following:
 (i) dismissing the complaint;
 (ii) handling the complaint if the Chief Judge has a relevant belief in relation to the complaint about the other Judge;
 (iii) arranging for any other complaint handlers to assist the Chief Judge to handle the complaint if the Chief Judge has a relevant belief in relation to the complaint about the other Judge;
 (b) arranging for any other complaint handlers to decide whether or not to handle the complaint and then to do one of the following:
 (i) dismiss the complaint;
 (ii) handle the complaint if each of the complaint handlers has a relevant belief in relation to the complaint about the other Judge.
Note: A complaint handler (other than the Chief Judge) may handle a complaint by referring it to the Chief Judge. The Chief Judge may then do either or both of the things referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) in respect of the complaint.