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Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel Act 2004

Preliminary provisions

4: Purpose

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"This law helps you trust the judges by dealing with complaints fairly."

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The purpose of this Act is to help you trust the judicial system. It does this by investigating complaints about Judges fairly. It also makes sure Judges are treated fairly when complaints are made about them.

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4Purpose

  1. The purpose of this Act is to enhance public confidence in, and to protect the impartiality and integrity of, the judicial system by—

  2. providing a robust investigation process to enable informed decisions to be made about the removal of Judges from office:
    1. establishing an office for the receipt and assessment of complaints about the conduct of Judges:
      1. providing a fair process that recognises and protects the requirements of judicial independence and natural justice.