135Annual report of the Judicial Commission

135 Annual report of the Judicial Commission

(1) The Judicial Commission must include the following information in its annual report of operations under Part 7 of the Financial Management Act 1994 in respect of each financial year—

(a) the number of complaints and referrals received by the Judicial Commission;

(b) the time taken to deal with complaints and referrals;

(c) the number of complaints and referrals dismissed by the Judicial Commission;

(d) the number of complaints and referrals referred by the Judicial Commission to a nominated head of jurisdiction or a nominated person;

(e) the number of complaints and referrals referred to an investigating panel;

(f) information relating to the exercise of the powers under Part 5 by any investigating panel, including the following—

(i) the number of search warrants issued by the Supreme Court on the application of an investigating panel under section 84;

(ii) the number of hearings held by investigating panels and whether each hearing was held in public or private;

(iii) the number of notices issued under section 69 requiring the production of a document or thing;

(iv) the number of witness summonses under section 70;

(v) the number of claims for privilege determined by the Supreme Court under section 95;

(g) information as to the outcome of investigations by any investigating panels appointed including the following—

(i) the number of matters dismissed and the grounds on which those matters were dismissed;

(ii) the number of reports made under section 34(4) or (5);

(iii) the number of referrals made under section 34(3);

(h) the number of notifications made to the IBAC under section 25 or 48;

S. 135(1)(i) amended by No. 31/2024 s. 113(Sch. 1 item 18.17).

(i) the number of notifications made to Integrity Oversight Victoria under section 26 or 49;

(j) an analysis of the nature and scope of complaints and referrals received or investigated;

(k) the number of declarations made by the Judicial Commission under section 140.

Note to s. 135(1) amended by No. 2/2019 s. 100(1).

See also section 69 of the Public Interest Disclosures Act 2012 for other matters that must be included in the Judicial Commission's annual report.

(2) The information referred to in subsection (1) must not identify an officer concerned unless—

(a) an investigating panel has made a report under section 34(4) or (5); or