Australian Capital Territory Current Acts Australian Capital Territory Current Acts(1) A person may complain to the council or the Attorney-General about a matter that relates or may relate to the behaviour or physical or mental capacity of a judicial officer (other than a presidential member of the ACAT).
(2) A person may complain to the Attorney-General about a matter that relates or may relate to the behaviour or physical or mental capacity of a presidential member of the ACAT.
(3) A complaint must—
(a) be in writing; and
(b) state the name and address of the complainant; and
(c) identify the judicial officer concerned; and
(d) contain full particulars of the matter the subject of the complaint; and
(e) contain anything else prescribed by regulation.
Note If a form is approved under s 62 for this provision, the form must be used.
(4) A member of the Legislative Assembly must not raise in the Assembly a matter that relates or may relate to the behaviour or physical or mental capacity of a judicial officer—
(a) except by way of a motion to have a specific allegation made in precise terms in relation to the judicial officer examined by a judicial commission; and
(b) unless the member has given to the Attorney-General not less than 6 sitting days notice of the motion and the member has not been notified by the Attorney-General or the council within that period that a recommendation has been made that the Executive appoint a judicial commission in relation to the allegation.
(5) If a member of the Legislative Assembly gives notice under subsection (4) (b), the member must also tell the council about the notice.