6.7(1)The chairman shall designate one or more members of the Judicial Council for the purpose of receiving reports referred to in this section.

6.7(2)Where a written communication is received by the chief judge or associate chief judge, whether by way of referral from the chairman or otherwise, the chief judge or associate chief judge, as the case may be, shall within twenty days after receiving the written communication, or within such longer period as the chairman permits, report on the results of the investigation to a member of the Judicial Council who has been designated by the chairman for that purpose.

6.7(3)Based upon the report, the member of the Judicial Council who receives the report shall, within twenty days after receiving the report, recommend to the chairman whether or not an inquiry should be held.

6.7(4)A recommendation that an inquiry not be held is subject to review by the Judicial Council which may determine that an inquiry should be held.

6.7(5)A recommendation that an inquiry be held is not subject to review by the Judicial Council.

6.7(6)The member of the Judicial Council who makes a recommendation under subsection (3) that an inquiry should not be held shall not participate in a review of the recommendation.

6.7(7)Notwithstanding section 6.3, for the purposes of a review under this section, five members of the Judicial Council constitute a quorum.