New South Wales Consolidated Acts

JUDICIAL OFFICERS ACT 1986 - SECT 10

10 Guidelines

(1) In addition to its functions under Part 6 in relation to complaints:

(a) the Commission may formulate guidelines to assist both it and the Conduct Division in the exercise of their functions, and

(b) the Commission shall monitor in a general way the activities of the Conduct Division.

(2) The guidelines for the Conduct Division may include provisions with respect to any one or more of the following matters:

(a) the manner in which the Conduct Division should conduct its examination of complaints generally,

(b) the manner in which the Conduct Division should conduct its hearings in connection with complaints,

(c) the criteria that the Conduct Division should consider when determining whether a hearing should be held in public or in private,

(d) the criteria that the Conduct Division should consider when exercising its power to consent to legal representation for persons appearing at its hearings.