Bill Heffernan (NSW, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I am just saying that I have had complaints regarding a court matter that involved several million dollars that was of a like matter to the matter that is before the Hobart court system. I think it is intolerable that a person in those circumstances would not withdraw from the case. I think this is a perfect example of why Australians deserve a process to deal with complaints, not necessarily of a criminal nature, against judges. There is simply no process in the federal jurisdiction if you have a complaint that is not a matter of criminality that would go straight to the police. You have to somehow conjure up both houses of parliament to agree to deal with the matter. If there is no process, I do not know how you can put an argument to get both houses of this parliament together. I think the system is failing. This is a perfect example of why we need to take urgent action; otherwise, the public will rightfully lose confidence in the judiciary.