❓ Dr. Brian Walker questions the Attorney General regarding the current complaint process against judges and how the proposed judicial commission will improve it. The Attorney General outlines the existing protocol and highlights the commission's role as a centralised point of contact.
AnsweredQoN 1160Legislative Council
Asked
19 September 2024
Member
Portfolio
parliamentary secretary representing the Attorney General
QuestionView source ↗
JUDICIAL COMMISSION
1160. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer the Attorney General to his
publicised plans to introduce a judicial commission.
(1) At present,
if a member of the legal profession has a complaint against a sitting judge,
what options are open to them in pursuit of said complaint?
(2) If an
ordinary member of the public has a complaint about a sitting judge, what
options are open to them in pursuit of said complaint?
(3) How will the proposed judicial
commission improve upon the current system?
1160. Hon Dr BRIAN WALKER to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Attorney General:
I refer the Attorney General to his
publicised plans to introduce a judicial commission.
(1) At present,
if a member of the legal profession has a complaint against a sitting judge,
what options are open to them in pursuit of said complaint?
(2) If an
ordinary member of the public has a complaint about a sitting judge, what
options are open to them in pursuit of said complaint?
(3) How will the proposed judicial
commission improve upon the current system?
AnswerView source ↗
I
thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the following
answer on behalf of the Attorney General.
(1)–(2) The Protocol for complaints against judicial officers in Western Australian
courts outlines the process to make a complaint about a sitting judicial
officer. This protocol and the options are the same for both members of the
legal profession and ordinary members of the public in pursuit of a complaint
against a judge. I table the protocol.
[See paper 3605 .]
(3) The proposed
judicial commission will provide a single, centralised point of contact for all
complaints against the judiciary, supported by enabling legislation that will
clearly set out its process and procedure.
thank the member for some notice of the question. I provide the following
answer on behalf of the Attorney General.
(1)–(2) The Protocol for complaints against judicial officers in Western Australian
courts outlines the process to make a complaint about a sitting judicial
officer. This protocol and the options are the same for both members of the
legal profession and ordinary members of the public in pursuit of a complaint
against a judge. I table the protocol.
[See paper 3605 .]
(3) The proposed
judicial commission will provide a single, centralised point of contact for all
complaints against the judiciary, supported by enabling legislation that will
clearly set out its process and procedure.
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