Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00187:clause:1_29
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00187
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 29
Character Range: 15114–16807

29  After subsection 12(3)
Insert:
 (3AA) The Chief Federal Magistrate may, if a complaint is made about another Federal Magistrate, 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 Federal Magistrate has a relevant belief in relation to the complaint about the other Federal Magistrate;
 (iii) arranging for any other complaint handlers to assist the Chief Federal Magistrate to handle the complaint if the Chief Federal Magistrate has a relevant belief in relation to the complaint about the other Federal Magistrate;
 (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 Federal Magistrate.
Note: A complaint handler (other than the Chief Federal Magistrate) may handle a complaint by referring it to the Chief Federal Magistrate. The Chief Federal Magistrate may then do either or both of the things referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) in respect of the complaint.
 (3AB) The Chief Federal Magistrate may authorise, in writing, a person or a body to do one or more of the following:
 (a) assist the Chief Federal Magistrate to handle complaints or a specified complaint;
 (b) decide whether or not to handle complaints or a specified complaint;
 (c) dismiss complaints or a specified complaint;
 (d) handle complaints or a specified complaint.