3Definitions

3 Definitions

3 Definitions

(1) In this Act, except in so far as the context or subject-matter otherwise indicates or requires—

Chairperson means the Chairperson of the Conduct Division.

Commission means the Judicial Commission of New South Wales constituted by this Act.

complaint means a complaint under Part 6 about a judicial officer.

Conduct Division means the Conduct Division of the Commission.

judicial officer means (except in Part 7A)—

(a) a Judge or associate Judge of the Supreme Court,

(b) a member, including a judicial member, of the Industrial Relations Commission,

(c) a Judge of the Land and Environment Court,

(d) a Judge of the District Court,

(e) the President of the Children’s Court,

(f) a Judge of the Local Court,

(g) (Repealed)

(h) the President of the Civil and Administrative Tribunal.

President means the President of the Commission.

regulations means regulations under this Act.

(2) In this Act—

(a) a reference to a function includes a reference to a power, authority and duty, and

(b) a reference to the exercise of a function includes, where the function is a duty, a reference to the performance of the duty.

(3) In this Act, a reference to the Chief Justice or the holder of any other judicial office includes a reference to an Acting Chief Justice or a person duly exercising the functions of or appointed to act in that other office.

(3A) This Act extends to acting appointments to a judicial office, whether made with or without a specific term.

(4) (Repealed)

(5) In this Act, a reference to the relevant head of jurisdiction is a reference to—

(a) the Chief Justice, in relation to a Judge or associate Judge of the Supreme Court,

(b) the President of the Industrial Relations Commission, in relation to a member of that Commission,