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"Australians expects judges to make decisions impartially: that is, free from a
range of improper and unacceptable political, financial and personal
influences. Not only must they make decisions impartially, they must be seen to
make their decisions impartially.
However, as the cases before the courts continually show, judges can make
mistakes. Even when judges are not at fault, developments in behavioural
psychology tell us bias and interference can get in the way of good decisions.
Today’s release of the Australian Law Reform Commission’s report into judicial
impartiality in federal courts is a much-needed examination of how the whole
court system supports judges to deliver justice impartially. Its
recommendations would change how judges are appointed, monitor judicial
diversity, unleash the transformative potential of judicial education, and
create an independent avenue to deal with complaints against the federal
judiciary.
If the government and the courts pursue these recommendations, there would be
major changes to the federal court system."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
