13Community members of Tribunal

13 Community members of Tribunal

(1)  [Section 13 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 187, Applied:05 Nov 2021] [Section 13 Subsection (1) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 187, Applied:05 Nov 2021] The President may designate a member of the Tribunal as the community member of the Tribunal for proceedings in relation to which the President has determined that the Tribunal is to be constituted in accordance with section 18(1)(c) .

(2)  [Section 13 Subsection (2) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 187, Applied:05 Nov 2021] A person may only be designated as a community member of the Tribunal for proceedings if the person –

(a) has at no time been a registered health practitioner or been registered in respect of a health profession; and

(b) is not a member of a National Board or a State or Territory Board; and

(c) is specified on a list prepared under subsection (3) .

(3)  [Section 13 Subsection (3) amended by No. 18 of 2021, s. 187, Applied:05 Nov 2021] The Minister must prepare from time to time a list of persons who are suitable to be designated under this section as community members of the Tribunal for proceedings that are National Law proceedings.

(4)  [Section 13 Subsection (4) substituted by No. 18 of 2021, s. 187, Applied:05 Nov 2021] The designation of a person as a community member ceases if –

(a) the person ceases to be a member of the Tribunal; or

(b) the person becomes a member of a National Board or a State or Territory Board; or

(c) the person becomes a registered health practitioner.