78. (1) A complainant or the judge concerned who receives a draft report from the registrar to a panel of inquiry under section 77 and who believes that the panel of inquiry has not observed fair procedures in relation to him or her may, within the period specified in a notice under that section, submit to the registrar to the panel of inquiry a statement in writing setting out the reasons for his or her belief and a request to the panel of inquiry to review the draft report having regard to the statement.

(2) Where a panel of inquiry does not receive a statement under subsection (1) within the period specified in the notice under section 77, it shall, as soon as practicable after the expiration of that period, submit its report to the Judicial Conduct Committee.

(3) Where a panel of inquiry receives a statement under subsection (1), it may, after considering the statement and reviewing the draft report—

(a) amend the draft report to take account of the statement received, or

(b) decline to make any amendments to the draft report.

(4) A statement received by a panel of inquiry under subsection (1) shall be attached to the report submitted to the Judicial Conduct Committee under section 76.

(5) If a draft report is not amended, or is only partially amended, to take account of a statement received under subsection (1), the reasons for that shall be included in the report submitted to the Judicial Conduct Committee under section 76.