Judicial Council Act 2019
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Resolution of complaints by informal means | ||
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62. (1) No attempt shall be made to resolve a complaint by informal means pursuant to this Chapter without the consent of the complainant and the judge concerned. | ||
(2) A consent given by the judge concerned for the resolution of the complaint concerned by informal means shall not be taken as an admission of any allegation made in that complaint against that judge. | ||
(3) Subject to section 63 , an answer given or statement made, in the course of attempting to resolve a complaint pursuant to this Chapter, by the complainant or the judge concerned shall not— | ||
(a) be communicated to any person other than the persons participating in the attempt to resolve the complaint, or | ||
(b) be admissible in any disciplinary, civil or criminal proceedings. | ||
(4) The resolution of a complaint by informal means pursuant to this Chapter shall not include the payment of any financial compensation. |