156Full Bench of Commission

156 Full Bench of Commission

156 Full Bench of Commission

(1) A Full Bench of the Commission consists of the following number of members who are constituted as a Full Bench by the President for a proceeding—

(a) for a Full Bench of the Commission in Court Session—3 members,

(b) otherwise—at least 3 members.

(2) A Full Bench of the Commission, other than the Commission in Court Session, must include at least 1 Presidential Member.

(3) A Full Bench of the Commission in Court Session must include only judicial members.

(4) A Full Bench of the Commission constituted to hear an appeal from a decision of the Commission must not include a member of the Commission who made the decision.

(5) A Full Bench of the Commission may—

(a) refer a particular matter in relation to a proceeding before it to a member of the Commission for report to the Full Bench, or

(b) authorise a member of the Full Bench to make an order or give a direction in proceedings before it, other than an order or direction involving the determination of the proceeding or the grant of leave to appeal.

s 156: Am 2006 No 1, Sch 1 [4]; 2013 No 85, Sch 1 [9]–[12]; 2016 No 48, Sch 1 [19]–[21]. Subst 2023 No 41, Sch 1.2[16].