sec.599Panel to help the tribunal hear and decide discipline application

### sec.599 Panel to help the tribunal hear and decide discipline application This section applies for the tribunal’s hearing and deciding of a discipline application. Although panel members do not constitute the tribunal, the tribunal is to be helped by 2 panel members chosen by the tribunal’s principal registrar and approved by the tribunal as constituted under section 598 . The panel members mentioned in subsection (2) must be— 1 lay panel member; and 1 of the following members— if the complaint is about the conduct of a person who, at the time of performing the acts or omitting to do the acts constituting the conduct complained of, was a barrister or, in the opinion of the tribunal member, was engaged in legal practice in the manner of a barrister—a member of the practitioner panel who is a barrister; otherwise—a member of the practitioner panel who is a solicitor. However, if a panel member disqualifies himself or herself as mentioned in section 612 (2) , the tribunal may continue with the relevant hearing if the tribunal members consider it appropriate to do so. The tribunal’s principal registrar must keep a record of the names of the panel members helping the tribunal and the discipline application for which the hearing is held. s 599 sub 2009 No. 24 s 1525 (sec.599-ssec.1) This section applies for the tribunal’s hearing and deciding of a discipline application. (sec.599-ssec.2) Although panel members do not constitute the tribunal, the tribunal is to be helped by 2 panel members chosen by the tribunal’s principal registrar and approved by the tribunal as constituted under section 598 . (sec.599-ssec.3) The panel members mentioned in subsection (2) must be— 1 lay panel member; and 1 of the following members— if the complaint is about the conduct of a person who, at the time of performing the acts or omitting to do the acts constituting the conduct complained of, was a barrister or, in the opinion of the tribunal member, was engaged in legal practice in the manner of a barrister—a member of the practitioner panel who is a barrister; otherwise—a member of the practitioner panel who is a solicitor. (sec.599-ssec.4) However, if a panel member disqualifies himself or herself as mentioned in section 612 (2) , the tribunal may continue with the relevant hearing if the tribunal members consider it appropriate to do so. (sec.599-ssec.5) The tribunal’s principal registrar must keep a record of the names of the panel members helping the tribunal and the discipline application for which the hearing is held. - (a) 1 lay panel member; and - (b) 1 of the following members— (i) if the complaint is about the conduct of a person who, at the time of performing the acts or omitting to do the acts constituting the conduct complained of, was a barrister or, in the opinion of the tribunal member, was engaged in legal practice in the manner of a barrister—a member of the practitioner panel who is a barrister; (ii) otherwise—a member of the practitioner panel who is a solicitor. - (i) if the complaint is about the conduct of a person who, at the time of performing the acts or omitting to do the acts constituting the conduct complained of, was a barrister or, in the opinion of the tribunal member, was engaged in legal practice in the manner of a barrister—a member of the practitioner panel who is a barrister; - (ii) otherwise—a member of the practitioner panel who is a solicitor. - (i) if the complaint is about the conduct of a person who, at the time of performing the acts or omitting to do the acts constituting the conduct complained of, was a barrister or, in the opinion of the tribunal member, was engaged in legal practice in the manner of a barrister—a member of the practitioner panel who is a barrister; - (ii) otherwise—a member of the practitioner panel who is a solicitor.