Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2009

This Act may be cited as the Judicial Appointments

This Act comes into operation on a date to be appointed by the Prime Minister by notification in the Gazette.

This Act applies to the appointments of judges of the

The Prime Minister must uphold the continued independence of the judiciary and must have regard to—

the need to defend that independence;

the need for the judiciary to have the support necessary to enable them to exercise their functions;

the need for public interest to be properly represented in regard to matters relating to the judiciary, the administration of justice and related matters.

In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

“member of the Commission” means the person appointed under section 5;

“judges of the superior courts” means judicial commissioners, judges of the High Court, Court of Appeal and Federal Court and shall include the Chief Justice of the Federal Court, the President of the Court of Appeal, the Chief Judge of the High Court in Malaya and the Chief Judge of the High Court in Sabah and Sarawak;

“superior courts” means the Federal Court, the Court of Appeal, the High Court in Malaya and the High Court in Sabah and

Sarawak except where expressly stated otherwise;

“selection meeting” means a meeting called to consider the selection of persons qualified to fill a vacancy in the superior court;

“Chairman” means the Chairman of the Commission;

“Secretary” means the Secretary to the Commission;

“Commission” means the Judicial Appointments Commission.

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