Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel Act 2004

Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Deputy Judicial Conduct Commissioner

9: Duty to act independently

You could also call this:

"The Commissioner must make decisions on their own without others telling them what to do."

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You have a Judicial Conduct Commissioner and a Deputy Commissioner. They must act independently when doing their jobs. This means they make their own decisions without being influenced by others.

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8B: Function and powers of Deputy Commissioner, or

"The Deputy Commissioner's role and powers in handling complaints."

10: Other provisions relating to Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner, or

"Rules for the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner"

9Duty to act independently

The Commissioner must act independently in carrying out his or her functions.
The Deputy Commissioner must act independently in carrying out his or her function.

Notes

Section 9(2): added, on 23 March 2010, by section 8 of the Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel (Deputy Commissioner and Disposal of Complaints) Amendment Act 2010 (2010 No 5).