24Hearings by Conduct Division

24 Hearings by Conduct Division

24 Hearings by Conduct Division

(1) The Conduct Division may hold hearings in connection with the complaint.

(2) A hearing may be held in public or in private, as the Conduct Division may determine.

(3), (4) (Repealed)

(5) If a hearing or part of a hearing is to take place in private, the Conduct Division may give directions as to the persons who may be present.

(6) At a hearing—

(a) the judicial officer complained about may be represented by an Australian legal practitioner, and

(b) if, by reason of the existence of special circumstances, the Conduct Division consents to any other person being represented by an Australian legal practitioner—the person may be so represented.

(7) At a hearing—

(a) counsel assisting the Conduct Division,

(b) any person authorised by the Division to appear before it at the hearing, or

(c) any Australian legal practitioner representing a person at the hearing pursuant to subsection (6),

may, so far as the Division thinks appropriate, examine or cross-examine any witness on any matter that the Division considers relevant.

s 24: Am 2005 No 98, Sch 3.35 [2] [3]; 2006 No 34, Sch 1 [11].