Judicial Appointments Commission Act 2009 · Updated to 1 Jan 2019 · Part I · Preliminary
1. Short title, commencement and application
Feedback & supportThis Act may be cited as the Judicial Appointments
Commission Act 2009.
Commission
“Commission” means the Judicial Appointments Commission. Judicial Appointments Commission 9
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
Federal Court, Court of Appeal and High Court and judicial commissioners and shall include the appointments of 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 made on or after the commencement of this Act.