Guy Barnett (Tasmania, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

I move:

That the following matter be referred to the Legal and Constitutional Affairs Committee for inquiry and report by 25 June 2009:

Australia’s judicial system and the role of judges, with particular reference to:

(a)

the procedure for appointment and method of termination;

(b)

the term of appointment, including the desirability of a compulsory retirement age, and the merit of full-time, part-time or other arrangements;

(c)

appropriate qualifications;

(d)

jurisdictional issues;

(e)

the cost of delivering justice;

(f)

the timeliness of judicial decisions;

(g)

the judicial complaints handling system;

(h)

the interface between the federal and state judicial system; and

(i)

other matters relating and incidental thereto.