Judicial Council Act 2019

Notification following determination of whether or not complaint is admissible

54. (1) Where the Registrar makes a determination under section 53 that a complaint, or a part of a complaint, is inadmissible and does not refer the complaint, or that part of the complaint, to the Judicial Conduct Committee under subsection (5) of that section, he or she shall—

(a) notify the complainant and the judge concerned in writing of—

(i) his or her determination, and

(ii) the complainant’s entitlement under section 56 to seek a review of the determination,

(b) include in the notification the reasons for the determination, and

(c) subject to section 56 , take no further action in relation to the complaint.

(2) Where the Registrar makes a determination under section 53 that a complaint, or a part of a complaint, is admissible or refers a complaint, or a part of the complaint, to the Judicial Conduct Committee under subsection (5) of that section, the Registrar shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, notify the complainant and the judge concerned in writing of the determination or referral, as the case may be.

(3) Following a determination by the Judicial Conduct Committee under section 51 (3) as to whether the time for the making of a complaint, or a part of a complaint, as the case may be, shall be extended, the Registrar shall, as soon as practicable thereafter, notify the complainant and the judge concerned in writing of the determination and the reason therefor and whether or not the complaint, or the part of the complaint, concerned is thereby admissible.