Act No. XLIV of 2016 - Constitutional Reforms (Justice Sector) Act
Twelfth Legislature (2013 - 2017)
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| Published on | 05 August 2016 |
Bill No. 145 - Constitutional Reforms (Justice Sector) Bill
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Sitting No. 355
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15 Feb 2016
Plenary Session |
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Sitting No. 367
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09 Mar 2016
Plenary Session |
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Sitting No. 370
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16 Mar 2016
Plenary Session |
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Sitting No. 419
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18 Jul 2016
Plenary Session |
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Sitting No. 421
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20 Jul 2016
Plenary Session |
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Objects and Reasons
The objects and reasons of this Bill are the enactment of Constitutional reforms concerning the judiciary, the establishment of two sub-committees of the Commission for the Administration of Justice to be styled as the Judicial Appointments Commission and the Committee for Judges and Magistrates with the respective tasks of advising on judicial appointments and of conducting disciplinary proceedings in respect of members of the judiciary, the entrenchment of the Commission for the Administration of Justice and of the Committee for Judges and Magistrates in the Constitution and the enactment of the Members of the Judiciary (Pensions) Act.