Judges' Ethics Committee Act 2010 · Updated to 1 Sep 2019 · Part II
6. Substitute member
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Chairman
“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Committee appointed under section 5.
Chief Justice of the Federal Court shall appoint another judge in place of that senior judge.
judge
“judge” means a judge of the High Court, a judge of the Court of Appeal and a judge of the Federal Court, and includes a Judicial Commissioner;
Where any member of the Committee is unable, through illness or for any other reason, to attend a disciplinary proceeding, the Chief Justice of the Federal Court shall appoint another judge in place of that member.
Committee
“Committee” means the Judges’ Ethics Committee constituted under section 3;
A member of the Committee appointed under subsection (1)
or (2) shall be a judge who is senior in the order of precedence to the judge who is the subject of a disciplinary proceeding.