Courts Legislation Amendment (Judicial Complaints) Act 2012 (187 of 2012)

Schedule 1  

Freedom of Information Act 1982

35   After subsection 5(1)

Insert:

Certain documents relating to complaint handling - Federal Court Judges

(1A) This Act does not apply to any request for access to a document of a court (other than a court of Norfolk Island) that relates to a complaint handler (or a body consisting of complaint handlers):

(a) exercising powers or performing functions under paragraph 15(1AA)(c) and subsection 15(1AAA) of the Federal Court of Australia Act 1976; or

(b) assisting in exercising those powers or performing those functions.

For this purpose complaint handler has the meaning given by that Act.

Certain documents relating to complaint handling - Family Court Judges

(1B) This Act does not apply to any request for access to a document of a court (other than a court of Norfolk Island) that relates to a complaint handler (or a body consisting of complaint handlers):

(a) exercising powers or performing functions under paragraph 21B(1A)(c) and subsection 21B(1B) of the Family Law Act 1975; or

(b) assisting in exercising those powers or performing those functions.

For this purpose complaint handler has the meaning given by that Act.

Certain documents relating to complaint handling - Federal Magistrates

(1C) This Act does not apply to any request for access to a document of a court (other than a court of Norfolk Island) that relates to a complaint handler (or a body consisting of complaint handlers):

(a) exercising powers or performing functions under paragraph 12(3)(c) and subsection 12(3AA) of the Federal Magistrates Act 1999; or

(b) assisting in exercising those powers or performing those functions.

For this purpose complaint handler has the meaning given by that Act.

Courts of Norfolk Island