Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts Australian Capital Territory Consolidated Acts(1) When a commission is appointed to examine a complaint, the judicial officer concerned is, by force of this section, excused from exercising any function connected with the relevant judicial office.
(2) A judicial officer who has been excused must not resume the exercise of any such function unless—
(a) the commission has submitted to the Attorney-General in accordance with section 22 a report of its examination of the complaint in which it does not conclude that the behaviour or physical or mental capacity of the judicial officer could amount to proved misbehaviour or incapacity such as to warrant removal from office; or
(b) a motion in the Legislative Assembly to require the removal from office of the judicial officer is withdrawn or is not called on within 5 sitting days after the Attorney-General has presented the commission's report to the Legislative Assembly in accordance with section 23; or
(c) such a motion, having been called on before the Legislative Assembly within the period referred to in paragraph (b), is resolved in the negative.
(3) A judicial officer who has been excused from office is entitled to be paid remuneration and allowances as a judicial officer for that office while excused.