# Justice (Northern Ireland) Act 2002, Section 9B: Complaints: interpretation

Extent: N.I.

(1) This section applies for the purposes of this Part.
(2) A Commission complaint is a complaint by a qualifying complainant of maladministration by the Commission or a committee of the Commission.
(3) A departmental complaint is a complaint by a qualifying complainant of maladministration by the Lord Chancellor ... in connection with any of the following—
(a) recommendation for or appointment to a listed judicial office;
(b) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
(4) A qualifying complainant is a complainant who claims to have been adversely affected, as an applicant for selection or as a person selected under this Part or paragraph 2A of Schedule 11 to the Northern Ireland Act 1998, by the maladministration complained of.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2002/26/section/9B (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/justice-northern-ireland-act-2002/section-9B
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