INDEPENDENT BROAD-BASED ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION ACT 2011 - SECT 61 Conducting investigations about conduct of judicial officers
INDEPENDENT BROAD-BASED ANTI-CORRUPTION COMMISSION ACT 2011 - SECT 61
Conducting investigations about conduct of judicial officers(1) An investigation by the IBAC in accordance with its corrupt conduct investigative functions into the conduct of a judicial officer must be conducted by a sworn IBAC Officer who is—
(a) a former judge or former magistrate—
(i) of a court of a higher level than the person whose conduct is being investigated; or
(ii) of the same level but not of the same court as the person whose conduct is being investigated; and
(b) not an Australian legal practitioner.
(2) In performing its corrupt conduct investigative functions in relation to a judicial officer, the IBAC—
(a) must have proper regard for the preservation of the independence of judicial officers; and
(b) must notify, and may consult, the relevant head of jurisdiction unless doing so would prejudice an IBAC investigation.
S. 62 inserted by No. 13/2012 s. 9 (as amended by No. 82/2012 s. 148(3)).