Document ID: chunk:federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00187:clause:1_19
Version: federal_register_of_legislation:C2012A00187
Segment Type: clause
Provision Reference: sch 1 cl 19
Character Range: 10125–11671

19  After subsection 15(1AA)
Insert:
 (1AAA) The Chief Justice 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 Justice has a relevant belief in relation to the complaint about the other Judge;
 (iii) arranging for any other complaint handlers to assist the Chief Justice to handle the complaint if the Chief Justice 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 Justice) may handle a complaint by referring it to the Chief Justice. The Chief Justice may then do either or both of the things referred to in paragraph (a) or (b) in respect of the complaint.
 (1AAB) The Chief Justice may authorise, in writing, a person or a body to do one or more of the following:
 (a) assist the Chief Justice 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.