Judicial Officers Act 1986
26Dismissal of complaint by Conduct Division
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26 Dismissal of complaint by Conduct Division
26 Dismissal of complaint by Conduct Division
(1) The Conduct Division shall dismiss a complaint to the extent that the Division is of the opinion that—
(a) the complaint should be dismissed on any of the grounds on which the Commission may summarily dismiss complaints, or
(b) the complaint has not been substantiated.
(2) If the Conduct Division dismisses a complaint it must give a report to the Commission setting out the Division’s conclusions.
(3) The Commission must give a copy of the report to the judicial officer concerned.
(4) The Commission may give a copy of the report (or a summary of the report) to the complainant unless the Conduct Division has notified the Commission in writing that this should not occur.
s 26: Am 2014 No 14, Sch 3.3 [1].