❓ Hon Nick Goiran asks about revisions, complaints, and investigations related to the Protocol for Complaints Against Judicial Officers since 2007. The Attorney General states they don't administer the protocol and lack the requested information, except for inquiries under the Magistrates Court Act 2004, which were nil.
AnsweredQoN 782Legislative Council
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I refer to the Protocol for Complaints Against Judicial
Officers in Western Australian Courts, and I ask: (a) how many revisions have been made to the Protocol since the August 2007 revision; (b) will
you table each such revision; (c) how
many complaints have been received since the August 2007 revision in each
of the jurisdictions; (d) how
many of those complaints were investigated; (e) how many investigated complaints resulted in a
determination that the complaint has substance, but was not sufficiently
serious to contemplate removal; and (f) how
many complaints resulted in an inquiry by the Attorney General under the Magistrates Court Act 2004 ?
Officers in Western Australian Courts, and I ask: (a) how many revisions have been made to the Protocol since the August 2007 revision; (b) will
you table each such revision; (c) how
many complaints have been received since the August 2007 revision in each
of the jurisdictions; (d) how
many of those complaints were investigated; (e) how many investigated complaints resulted in a
determination that the complaint has substance, but was not sufficiently
serious to contemplate removal; and (f) how
many complaints resulted in an inquiry by the Attorney General under the Magistrates Court Act 2004 ?
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Answered
21 September 2022
Responded by
Parliamentary Secretary representing the Attorney General
Response time
11 days
(a) - (e) The Protocol for Complaints Against Judicial Officers is not administered by the Executive government but is a guidance document adopted by the heads of jurisdiction of Courts and Tribunals. Consistent with the separation of powers, complaints other than those that attract the jurisdiction of the Corruption and Crime Commission, are dealt with by the relevant head of jurisdiction independently of the government. As a result, the Attorney General is not responsible for, and does not have, the information sought in questions (a) to (e).
(f) Nil complaints.
(f) Nil complaints.
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