Judicial Commissions Act 1994

Number: A1994-9
Status: In Force

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Notes

Uncommenced amendments by Statute Law Amendment Act 2025.

Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
30 September 2023	HTML PDF Word	R24	30 September 2023	Republication for amendments by A2023-37

Administering Minister and Directorate

Attorney-General - Justice and Community Safety Directorate

Legislative instruments

Legislative instruments under the Act and its subordinate laws

Name	Status	Classifier	Type	Under	Effective	Year and No
Judicial Commissions Authorisation 2009 (No 1)	None		Notifiable instruments	s 19, s 20	11 November 2009	NI2009-564
Judicial Commissions Appointment 2009 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 6, s 8 and s 16	11 November 2009 - 17 November 2009	NI2009-566
Judicial Commissions (Judicial Council) Appointment 2017 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 5C	1 February 2017 - 31 January 2020	NI2017-37
Judicial Commissions (Judicial Council) Appointment 2017 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 5C	1 February 2017 - 31 December 2017	NI2017-38
Judicial Commissions (Complaints - ACAT Presidential Members) Approved Protocol 2017 (No 1)	None		Notifiable instruments	s 16A	4 August 2017	NI2017-416
Judicial Commissions (Judicial Council) Appointment 2017 (No 3)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 5C	1 January 2018 - 18 March 2018	NI2017-615
Judicial Commissions (Judicial Council) Appointment 2018 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 5C	17 May 2018 - 31 December 2020	NI2018-249
Judicial Commissions (Judicial Council) Appointment 2020 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 5C	1 February 2020 - 31 January 2023	NI2020-3
Judicial Commissions (Judicial Council) Appointment 2020 (No 2)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 5C	1 January 2021 - 31 March 2021	NI2020-818
Judicial Commissions (Judicial Council) Appointment 2021 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 5C	1 April 2021 - 22 April 2022	NI2021-202
Judicial Commissions (Judicial Council) Appointment 2022 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 5C	15 August 2022 - 31 March 2024	NI2022-372
Judicial Commissions (Judicial Council) Appointment 2023 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 5C	1 February 2023 - 31 January 2026	NI2023-48
Judicial Commissions (Judicial Council) Appointment 2024 (No 1)(Repealed)	Repealed	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 5C	9 April 2024 - 8 April 2025	NI2024-174
Judicial Commissions (Judicial Council) Appointment 2025 (No 1)	None	Appointment	Notifiable instruments	s 5C	1 August 2025 - 31 July 2028	NI2025-434

Point-in-time versions

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Effective	Files/Formats	Version	Published	Notes
30 September 2023	HTML PDF Word	R24	30 September 2023	Republication for amendments by A2023-37
16 June 2021 - 29 September 2023	HTML PDF Word	R23	16 June 2021	Republication for amendments by A2021-13
21 June 2019 - 15 June 2021	HTML PDF Word	R22	21 June 2019	Republication for amendments by A2019-17
26 April 2018 - 20 June 2019	HTML PDF Word	R21	26 April 2018	Republication for amendments by A2018-9
24 May 2017 - 25 April 2018	HTML PDF Word	R20	24 May 2017	Republication for amendments by A2017-14
1 February 2017 - 23 May 2017	HTML PDF Word	R19	1 February 2017	Republication for amendments by A2015-1 (as amended by A2015-52) and A2016-28
1 September 2016 - 31 January 2017	HTML PDF Word	R18	1 September 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-52
16 June 2016 - 31 August 2016	HTML PDF Word	R17	16 June 2016	Republication for amendments by A2016-28
10 December 2015 - 15 June 2016	HTML PDF Word	R16	10 December 2015	Republication for updated endnotes as amended by A2015-52
21 April 2015 - 9 December 2015	HTML PDF Word	R15	21 April 2015	Republication for amendments by A2015-10
1 July 2011 - 20 April 2015	HTML PDF Word	R14	1 July 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-22
1 March 2011 - 30 June 2011	HTML PDF Word	R13	1 March 2011	Republication for amendments by A2011-3
2 November 2010 - 28 February 2011	HTML PDF Word	R12	2 November 2010	Republication for amendments by A2010-40
2 February 2009 - 1 November 2010	HTML PDF Word	R11	2 February 2009	Republication for amendments by A2008-36
6 September 2007 - 1 February 2009	HTML PDF Word	R10*	6 September 2007	Republication for amendments by A2007-22
24 November 2006 - 5 September 2007	HTML PDF Word	R9	24 November 2006	Republication for commenced expiry
16 November 2006 - 23 November 2006	HTML PDF Word	R8	16 November 2006	Republication for amendments by A2006-42
29 September 2006 - 15 November 2006	HTML PDF Word	R7	29 September 2006	Republication for amendments by A2006-40
2 June 2006 - 28 September 2006	HTML PDF Word	R6	2 June 2006	Republication for amendments by A2006-23
23 November 2005 - 1 June 2006	HTML PDF Word	R5	23 November 2005	Republication for amendments by A2005-53
2 June 2005 - 22 November 2005	HTML PDF Word	R4	2 June 2005	Republication for amendments by A2005-20
9 April 2004 - 1 June 2005	HTML PDF Word	R3	9 April 2004	Republication for amendments by A2004-15
12 September 2001 - 8 April 2004	HTML PDF Word	R2 (RI)	11 February 2003	Reissue for retrospective amendment by A2002-49
12 September 2001 - 8 April 2004	HTML PDF Word	R2	13 February 2002	Does not include retrospective amendments by A2002-49 (see reissued republication).
1 June 2000 - 11 September 2001	HTML PDF Word	R1B	28 October 2020	Republication for amendments by A2000-17
1 September 1999 - 31 May 2000	HTML PDF Word	R1A	28 October 2020	Republication for amendments by A1999-22
28 February 1999 - 31 August 1999	HTML PDF Word	R1 (RI)	28 October 2020	Republication for amendments by A1997-96, A1998-54 and A1998-67 Reissued electronic republication of printed version
23 September 1998 - 31 May 1998	HTML PDF Word	R0B	28 October 2020	Republication for amendments by A1997-41
1 July 1994 - 22 September 1997	HTML PDF Word	R0A	28 October 2020	Republication for amendments by A1994-38
14 March 1994	HTML PDF Word	As notified	14 March 1994

Bill and Explanatory statement

The bill and explanatory statement for this Act are accessed from Judicial Commissions Bill 1993.

Notification statement

The Judicial Commissions Act 1994 was passed by the Legislative Assembly and was notified in the Gazette on 14 March 1994 (Gaz 1994 No S44).

(Parliamentary Counsel)

Act as notified

Date notified	Effective	Files/Formats	Notes
14 March 1994	14 March 1994	HTML PDF Word

Commencement

Provision	Commencement date	Commencement method
all provisions	14 March 1994	s 2

Expiries

Provision	Expiry date	Expiry method
prev s 61A	23 November 2006 (midnight)	s 61A (2)

Amendments

For section-by-section amendment annotations, see the amendment history in the endnotes in the current version of this law.

Year and number	Amending law	Amending provision	Commencement date
A2021-13	Courts and Other Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2021	pt 6	16 June 2021
A2019-17	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2019	pt 7	21 June 2019
A2018-9	Courts and Other Justice Legislation Amendment Act 2018	pt 10	26 April 2018
A2017-14	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2017 (No 2)	pt 10	24 May 2017
A2016-52	Public Sector Management Amendment Act 2016	sch 1 pt 1.40	1 September 2016
A2016-28	ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Amendment Act 2016 (No 2)	amdt 1.7, amdt 1.8	1 February 2017
A2016-28	ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Amendment Act 2016 (No 2)	amdts 1.9-1.11	16 June 2016
A2015-10	Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2015	pt 9	21 April 2015
A2015-1	Judicial Commissions Amendment Act 2015	ss 4-46	1 February 2017
A2011-22	Administrative (One ACT Public Service Miscellaneous Amendments) Act 2011	sch 1 pt 1.86	1 July 2011
A2011-3	Statute Law Amendment Act 2011	sch 3 pt 3.26	1 March 2011
A2010-40	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2010 (No 3)	sch 2 pt 2.9	2 November 2010
A2008-36	ACT Civil and Administrative Tribunal Legislation Amendment Act 2008	sch 1 pt 1.32	2 February 2009
A2007-22	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2007	sch 1 pt 1.11	6 September 2007
A2006-42	Statute Law Amendment Act 2006	sch 3 pt 3.14	16 November 2006
A2006-40	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2006	sch 2 pt 2.19	29 September 2006
A2006-23	Sentencing Legislation Amendment Act 2006	sch 1 pt 1.23	2 June 2006
A2005-53	Criminal Code (Administration of Justice Offences) Amendment Act 2005	sch 1 pt 1.15	23 November 2005
A2005-20	Statute Law Amendment Act 2005	sch 3 pt 3.30	2 June 2005
A2004-15	Criminal Code (Theft, Fraud, Bribery and Related Offences) Amendment Act 2004	sch 2 pt 2.46	9 April 2004
A2001-44	Legislation (Consequential Amendments) Act 2001	pt 199	12 September 2001
A2000-17	Justice and Community Safety Legislation Amendment Act 2000 (No 3)	sch 1	1 June 2000
A1999-22	Courts and Tribunals (Audio Visual and Audio Linking) Act 1999	pt 8	1 September 1999
A1998-67	Custodial Escorts (Consequential Provisions) Act 1998	pt 7	23 December 1998
A1998-54	Statute Law Revision (Penalties) Act 1998	sch	9 December 1998
A1997-96	Legal Practitioners (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997	sch 1	1 June 1998
A1997-41	Remuneration Tribunal (Consequential Amendments) Act 1997	sch 1	24 September 1997
A1994-38	Public Sector Management (Consequential and Transitional Provisions) Act 1994	sch 1 pt 49	1 July 1994
A2023-37	Courts Legislation Amendment Act 2023	sch 1 pt 1.8	30 September 2023
A2025-29	Statute Law Amendment Act 2025	sch 4 pt 4.102	commences 26 December 2025