❓ Dr. Walker asks about the vetting process for WA judges and the potential role of a judicial commission in selection. The Attorney General requests more time to provide a detailed response.
AnsweredQoN 1041Legislative Council
Asked
11 September 2024
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
JUDICIAL COMMISSION
1041. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer the Attorney General to the
answers he was kind enough to provide to my questions around the judicial
commission, asked on 13 and 14 August. In an attempt to better understand the
situation as it currently exists —
(1) What testing and/or vetting is
conducted prior to the appointment of judges here in WA?
(2) Will the
Attorney General table any relevant guidelines issued by the Department of
Justice; and, if not, why not?
(3) Does the
government envisage the proposed judicial commission having a role to play in
the selection and vetting of judicial candidates going forward?
1041. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer the Attorney General to the
answers he was kind enough to provide to my questions around the judicial
commission, asked on 13 and 14 August. In an attempt to better understand the
situation as it currently exists —
(1) What testing and/or vetting is
conducted prior to the appointment of judges here in WA?
(2) Will the
Attorney General table any relevant guidelines issued by the Department of
Justice; and, if not, why not?
(3) Does the
government envisage the proposed judicial commission having a role to play in
the selection and vetting of judicial candidates going forward?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I answer on behalf
of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney General. The following response
has been provided by the Attorney General. It is not possible to provide the
member with a response within the time available today. An answer will be
provided in the next week of sitting.
thank the honourable member for some notice of the question. I answer on behalf
of the Parliamentary Secretary to the Attorney General. The following response
has been provided by the Attorney General. It is not possible to provide the
member with a response within the time available today. An answer will be
provided in the next week of sitting.
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