sec.24Magistrate’s right to be heard

### sec.24 Magistrate’s right to be heard If the advisory committee is proposing to make a transfer recommendation, the advisory committee must— give the magistrate who is the subject of the proposed transfer recommendation written notice— that the advisory committee proposes to make the transfer recommendation; and of what the proposed transfer recommendation is; and allow the magistrate at least 14 days after receiving the notice to make representations to the advisory committee about the proposed transfer recommendation. The magistrate may make representations to the advisory committee within the time allowed by written submission or verbally. If the magistrate wishes to make representations verbally, allowing the magistrate to make the representations to the advisory committee using teleconferencing technology is enough to satisfy the magistrate’s right to be heard. In this section— teleconferencing technology means teleconferencing or other technology that reasonably allows the members and the magistrate to hear, and take part in discussions about, the representations while the representations are being made. s 24 prev s 24 ins 1999 No. 68 s 8 exp 7 December 2000 (see s 24(6)) pres s 24 ins 2003 No. 86 s 8 (sec.24-ssec.1) If the advisory committee is proposing to make a transfer recommendation, the advisory committee must— give the magistrate who is the subject of the proposed transfer recommendation written notice— that the advisory committee proposes to make the transfer recommendation; and of what the proposed transfer recommendation is; and allow the magistrate at least 14 days after receiving the notice to make representations to the advisory committee about the proposed transfer recommendation. (sec.24-ssec.2) The magistrate may make representations to the advisory committee within the time allowed by written submission or verbally. (sec.24-ssec.3) If the magistrate wishes to make representations verbally, allowing the magistrate to make the representations to the advisory committee using teleconferencing technology is enough to satisfy the magistrate’s right to be heard. (sec.24-ssec.4) In this section— teleconferencing technology means teleconferencing or other technology that reasonably allows the members and the magistrate to hear, and take part in discussions about, the representations while the representations are being made. - (a) give the magistrate who is the subject of the proposed transfer recommendation written notice— (i) that the advisory committee proposes to make the transfer recommendation; and (ii) of what the proposed transfer recommendation is; and - (i) that the advisory committee proposes to make the transfer recommendation; and - (ii) of what the proposed transfer recommendation is; and - (b) allow the magistrate at least 14 days after receiving the notice to make representations to the advisory committee about the proposed transfer recommendation. - (i) that the advisory committee proposes to make the transfer recommendation; and - (ii) of what the proposed transfer recommendation is; and