Summary
Introduced with the Judicial Misbehaviour and Incapacity (Parliamentary Commissions) Bill 2012, the bill amends the: Family Law Act 1975, Federal Court of Australia Act 1976 and Federal Magistrates Act 1999 to establish a framework to enable the Chief Justices of the Federal Court and the Family Court and the Chief Federal Magistrate to manage complaints that are referred to them; and Freedom of Information Act 1982 to exclude documents created through the complaints handling scheme from the operation of the Act.