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Child Protection Act 1999
sec.99HConstitution of tribunal
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### sec.99H Constitution of tribunal
The tribunal must be constituted by 3 members with at least 1 legally qualified member.
A compulsory conference must be heard by at least 2 members, at least 1 of whom is a legally qualified member.
If a child to which a proceeding before the tribunal relates is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, the tribunal hearing the proceeding must include, if practicable, a member who is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
The president may choose a member to constitute the tribunal for a proceeding to which this part applies only if the president considers the member—
is committed to the principles mentioned in sections 5A to 5C ; and
has extensive professional knowledge and experience of children; and
has demonstrated a knowledge of and has experience in 1 or more of the fields of administrative review, child care, child protection, child welfare, community services, education, health, indigenous affairs, law, psychology or social work.
A member is ineligible to be a constituting member for a review of a reviewable decision if the member—
has been refused a certificate of approval, or a renewal of a certificate of approval, as an approved carer; or
has had a certificate of approval as an approved carer cancelled.
In this section—
member has the meaning given by the QCAT Act .
s 99H ins 2009 No. 24 s 18
amd 2009 No. 48 s 128 ; 2010 No. 33 s 52 ; 2016 No. 24 s 17
(sec.99H-ssec.1) The tribunal must be constituted by 3 members with at least 1 legally qualified member.
(sec.99H-ssec.2) A compulsory conference must be heard by at least 2 members, at least 1 of whom is a legally qualified member.
(sec.99H-ssec.3) If a child to which a proceeding before the tribunal relates is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander, the tribunal hearing the proceeding must include, if practicable, a member who is Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander.
(sec.99H-ssec.4) The president may choose a member to constitute the tribunal for a proceeding to which this part applies only if the president considers the member— is committed to the principles mentioned in sections 5A to 5C ; and has extensive professional knowledge and experience of children; and has demonstrated a knowledge of and has experience in 1 or more of the fields of administrative review, child care, child protection, child welfare, community services, education, health, indigenous affairs, law, psychology or social work.
(sec.99H-ssec.5) A member is ineligible to be a constituting member for a review of a reviewable decision if the member— has been refused a certificate of approval, or a renewal of a certificate of approval, as an approved carer; or has had a certificate of approval as an approved carer cancelled.
(sec.99H-ssec.6) In this section— member has the meaning given by the QCAT Act .
- (a) is committed to the principles mentioned in sections 5A to 5C ; and
- (b) has extensive professional knowledge and experience of children; and
- (c) has demonstrated a knowledge of and has experience in 1 or more of the fields of administrative review, child care, child protection, child welfare, community services, education, health, indigenous affairs, law, psychology or social work.
- (a) has been refused a certificate of approval, or a renewal of a certificate of approval, as an approved carer; or
- (b) has had a certificate of approval as an approved carer cancelled.