The purpose of the bill is to introduce measures aimed at maintaining and enhancing public confidence in the Judiciary. The principal provision is the establishment of the office of the Judicial Conduct Commissioner for receipt and assessment of complaints about the conduct of Judges
Bills formerly part of this bill: District Courts (District Court Judges) Amendment Bill, Judicature (Judicial Matters) Amendment Bill, Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel (Deputy Commissioner and Disposal of Complaints) Amendment Bill.
There have been 1 submissions on this bill.
Bill Events
| Event | Date | Ayes | Noes | Abstentions | |
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| In Committee | 25 Feb 2010, 16 Mar 2010 (resumed) |
The Committee divided the bill into the Judicial Conduct Commissioner and Judicial Conduct Panel (Deputy Commissioner and Disposal of Complaints) Amendment Bill, the District Courts (District Court Judges) Amendment Bill, and the Judicature (Judicial Matters) Amendment Bill, pursuant to Supplementary Order Paper109. Bill reported with amendment. Report adopted. |
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| Second Reading | 11 Feb 2010 | Bill read a second time. | |||
| SC Reports | 18 May 2009 | The Justice and Electoral Committee reported on this bill. | |||
| Submissions Due | 3 Oct 2008 | ||||
| First Reading | 22 Jul 2008, 22 Jul 2008 (resumed), 26 Aug 2008 (resumed) |
Bill read a first time. Bill referred to the Justice and Electoral Committee. |
Ayes 70 Labour 49 NZ First 7 Green 6 Maori 4 United F. 2 Progres. 1 indep. 1 (Field) |
Noes 49 National 48 indep. 1 (Copeland) |
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| Introduction | 24 Jun 2008 | Christopher Finlayson was the member in charge of this Government bill. View the bill at introduction at the NZ Legislation website. |
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