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Judicial Misbehaviour and Incapacity (Parliamentary Commissions) Act 2012
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C2012A00188
11 December 2012
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11 April 2013
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Part 1—Preliminary
1 Short title
2 Commencement
3 Object of this Act
4 Guide to this Act
5 Extension to external Territories
6 This Act binds the Crown
7 Definitions
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Part 2—Establishment, functions and membership etc. of Commissions
8 Guide to this Part
9 Establishment
10 Functions
11 Powers
12 Commission has privileges and immunities of the Crown
13 Membership
14 Appointment of members
15 Vacancy in membership
16 When a Commission ceases to exist
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Part 3—Investigations of Commissions
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Division 1—General
17 Guide to this Division
18 Decision of questions
19 How a Commission is informed
20 Natural justice
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Division 2—Investigations
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Subdivision A—Guide to this Division
21 Guide to this Division
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Subdivision B—Speed of investigations and openness of hearings
22 Speed of investigations
23 Openness of hearings
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Subdivision C—Powers in relation to investigations
24 Hearings
25 Power to summon witnesses, take evidence and obtain documents or other things etc.
26 Additional requirements for notices
27 Arrest of witness failing to appear
28 Search warrants
29 Operating electronic equipment
30 Expert assistance to operate electronic equipment
31 Securing other things
32 Occupier entitled to observe execution of search warrant
33 Occupier to provide constable with facilities and assistance
34 Details of search warrant to be given to occupier, etc.
35 Completing execution of a search warrant after temporary cessation
36 Completing execution of search warrant stopped by court order
37 Copies of seized things to be provided
38 Receipts for seized documents or other things
39 Return of seized documents or other things
40 Compensation for damage to electronic equipment
41 Powers of Commission in relation to documents or other things
42 Disposal of documents or other things
43 Compensation for acquisition of property
44 Commission may direct that certain information not be published etc.
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Subdivision D—Costs and expenses of Commonwealth judicial officer and witnesses
45 Costs of legal representation for Commonwealth judicial officer
46 Reimbursement of expenses of witnesses
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Division 3—Report
47 Guide to this Division
48 Report
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Division 4—Offences relating to investigations
49 Guide to this Division
50 Unauthorised presence at hearing
51 Failure of witness to appear
52 Failure of witness to produce document or other thing
53 Refusal to be sworn or to give evidence
54 Self-incrimination
55 Acts or omissions on different days constitute separate offences
56 False or misleading evidence
57 Injury to witness
58 Preventing witnesses from producing document or other thing
59 Bribery of witness
60 Fraud on witness
61 Obstruction of a Commission
62 Failure to provide facilities and assistance
63 Unauthorised publication of material
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Division 5—Protections
64 Guide to this Division
65 Protection of members, witnesses and lawyers
66 Protection in relation to contraventions of prohibitions
67 Hearings and evidence of a Commission
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Part 4—Terms and conditions of membership
68 Guide to this Part
69 Terms and conditions generally
70 Other employment
71 Remuneration
72 Resignation
73 Termination, or cessation, of appointment
74 Disclosure of interests by members
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Part 5—Administrative provisions
75 Guide to this Part
76 Staff of a Commission
77 Consultants
78 Counsel assisting a Commission
79 Commission to be part of Department of House of Representatives or Senate
80 Commission must prepare and keep statements of reasons about search warrants
81 Commission may give information, evidence, documents etc.
82 Records of a Commission
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Part 6—Miscellaneous
83 Regulations