CA said a review of the ICC's management of umpires was needed to ensure transparent, procedural fairness in appointment of umpires.

The ICC's decision, announced in India at the weekend, came after Pakistan lodged a complaint against Hair for his role in the historic forfeited Oval Test against England in August and demanded an inquiry into his conduct.

CA chief executive James Sutherland said public confidence in the objectivity of umpiring, and in the ability of umpires to make decisions without fear or favour, was one of the key issues underpinning cricket's ambitions.

"We don't agree with the ICC's decision and are concerned about the implications which could see international umpires concerned about off-field consequences of calling decisions as they see them," Sutherland said in a statement.

Sutherland said his organisation believed Hair was still one of the best umpires in the world.

But he said CA believed, more importantly, that appropriate processes should be followed if there were performance concerns about umpires.

"World cricket needs champion cricketers, but it also needs world-class umpires who are equivalently skilled at what they do," he said.

"To aspire to these heights, those umpires need to have confidence in the system -- that they are supported by best-practice administration and processes."

Sutherland said CA regarded Hair as one of the best umpires in the world and, if available, it would welcome him back to officiate in Australian interstate cricket.