Submission: Review of Judicial Impartiality

Monika Zalnieriute, Hub stream lead of AI and Law has made a submission to the Australian Law Reform Commission regarding a consultation paper for the review of Judicial Impartiality. 

A pdf copy of the submission is here.  Further information and background to the submission can be found here.

Dr Zalnieriute's submission focuses on the use of technology in the judicial system. 

The Terms of Reference for this Inquiry ask the ALRC to consider whether:

• the law actual or apprehended bias relating to judicial decision-making is sufficient and appropriate to maintain public confidence in the administration of justice;
• the law provides clarity to decision-makers, the legal profession and the community about how to manage potential conflicts and perceptions of partiality; and
• the mechanisms for raising allegations of actual or apprehended bias, and deciding those allegations, are sufficient and appropriate.