“Induction Programme for Judicial Commissioners” was held on 26-30 March 2018 (Monday-Friday) at the Secretary’s Office, Judicial Appointments Commission, Palace of Justice, Putrajaya. The objective of this programme is to expose the candidates to be on the scope and the field of work as well as the best practices while undertaking their duties and responsibilities as Judicial Commissioners.

This course was conducted in the form of lectures with a total of 18 topics presented by senior judges namely “The Making of a Good Judge”; “Judge Craft”; “Dealings with Conflict and Unexpected Contentious Situation”; “Business of Judging: Practical Workshop”; “When to Recuse”; “Assessing the Credibility and Reliability of Evidence”; “Practical Approach to Judgment Writing”; “How to Read Statute”; “Judgment Writing: Importance of Language”; “Adjudicating Cases under Security Offences (Special Measures) Act 2012 (SOSMA)”; Adjudicating Cases under Section 302 of the Penal Code”; “Criminal Law: Evidence and Procedure”; “Adjudicating Trafficking of Drugs Cases under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952”; “Case Management”; “Salient Features of the Rules of Court 2012”; “An Overview to Court-Annexed Mediation”; “E-Court System”; and “Salary, Allowance and Benefits for Judges”.

A total of seven (7) candidates to be appointed as Judicial Commissioners have attended this course, namely YBhg. Dato’ Ahmad Fairuz bin Zainol, YBhg. Dato’ Mohd Radzi bin Harun, YBhg. Dato’ Hajah Aliza binti Sulaiman, YBhg. Datuk Meor Hashimi bin Abdul Hamid, YBrs. Puan Wong Chee Lin, YBrs. Encik Darryl Goon Siew Chye dan YBrs. Dr. Lim Hock Leng.