84Disclosure of interests by members of Disciplinary Tribunal

#### 84 Disclosure of interests by members of Disciplinary Tribunal (1) Where a member who constitutes, or is to constitute, the Disciplinary Tribunal for the purposes of a proceeding has or acquires any interest, pecuniary or otherwise, that could conflict with the proper performance of his or her functions in relation to that proceeding: (a) the person shall disclose the interest to the parties to the proceeding; and (b) except with the consent of all the parties to the proceeding, the person shall not take part in the proceeding. (2) Where the President of the Disciplinary Tribunal becomes aware that a member who constitutes, or is to constitute, the Tribunal for the purposes of a proceeding has, in relation to that proceeding, such an interest as is mentioned in subsection (1): (a) if the President considers that the member should not take part, or should not continue to take part, in the proceeding—the President shall give a direction to the member accordingly; or (b) in any other case—the President shall cause the interest of the member to be disclosed to the parties to the proceeding. (3) In this section a reference to a party to a proceeding, being an inquiry conducted by the Disciplinary Tribunal in pursuance of section 70, shall be construed as a reference to a person permitted by the Tribunal under subsection 75(5) to appear or be represented before the Tribunal in the inquiry.