Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel Amendment Act 2015
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Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel Amendment Act 2015
| Public Act | 2015 No 16 |
| Date of assent | 25 March 2015 |
| Commencement | see section 2 |
Contents
4 Section 8B amended (Function and powers of Deputy Commissioner)
5 Section 16 amended (Commissioner must dismiss complaints that fail to meet required threshold)
The Parliament of New Zealand enacts as follows:
1 Title
This Act is the Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel Amendment Act 2015.
2 Commencement
This Act comes into force on the day after the date on which it receives the Royal assent.
3 Principal Act
This Act amends the Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel Act 2004 (the principal Act).
4 Section 8B amended (Function and powers of Deputy Commissioner)
After section 8B(1)(b)(iii), insert:
“(iv) if the Commissioner decides to refer a complaint to the Deputy Commissioner.”
5 Section 16 amended (Commissioner must dismiss complaints that fail to meet required threshold)
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(1) In section 16(1), replace
“he or she”
with“the Commissioner”
.(2) Replace section 16(1)(i) with:
“(i) he or she has previously considered the subject matter of the complaint, and the complaint fails to raise any issue of significance that he or she has not previously considered.”
Legislative history | |
|---|---|
| 19 March 2015 | Divided from Statutes Amendment Bill (No 4) (Bill 188–2) |
| 24 March 2015 | Third reading |
| 25 March 2015 | Royal assent |
This Act is administered by the Ministry of Justice.
Versions
Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel Amendment Act 2015
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