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UPDATE | Freund v Attorney General of NSW -Court of Appeal Judgment, 30 October 2026 PUBLIC INTEREST | JUDICIAL ACCOUNTABILITY | PROCEDURAL FAIRNESS | RULE OF LAW The NSW Court of Appeal quashed the Judicial Commission's referral decision on the narrow ground of apprehended bias. However, the Attorney-General's complaint has not been dismissed and has been remitted to the Judicial Commission for reconsideration according to law.

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NSW Local Court Deputy Chief Judge Sharon Freund challenges two Judicial Commission decisions in proceedings against the NSW Attorney-General and the Judicial Commission. The decisions concern the dismissal of her complaint against Chief Judge Michael Allen and the subsequent referral of concerns about her own conduct to the Commission's Conduct Division. These proceedings concern the dismissal of Freund's complaint against Chief Judge Michael Allen and, following the NSW Att