James Browne (Wexford, Fianna Fail) | Oireachtas source

I move amendment No. 38:

In page 15, between lines 17 and 18, to insert the following:

“Amendment of section 50 of Act of 2019

25.Section 50(4) of the Act of 2019 is amended by the substitution of “a member of the Law Library” for “a member of the General Council of the Bar of Ireland”.”.

In its current form, section 50(4) of the Judicial Council Act 2019 provides that a complaint concerning the conduct of a judge as alleged to constitute judicial misconduct may be made on behalf of a barrister who is a member of the General Council of the Bar of Ireland but duly authorised officer of the General Council of the Bar of Ireland. The General Council of the Bar comprises officers appointed as accredited representatives of the Law Library and not the ordinary members of the Law Library. Amendment No. 38 clarifies that a complaint can be made on behalf of an ordinary member and it is an essential correction.