sec.639Constitution of committee for hearing

### sec.639 Constitution of committee for hearing The chairperson must make arrangements about constituting the committee for hearing and deciding discipline applications. For hearing and deciding a discipline application made to the committee, the committee is constituted by— the chairperson; and a member of the committee who is a local legal practitioner chosen by the chairperson; and a lay member of the committee chosen by the chairperson. In choosing a local legal practitioner as mentioned in subsection (2) , the chairperson must choose a person who is— if the discipline application 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 chairperson, was engaged in legal practice in the manner of a barrister—a barrister; or otherwise—a solicitor. The chairperson is to preside at the hearing of a matter referred to the committee. In this section— chairperson includes the deputy chairperson. (sec.639-ssec.1) The chairperson must make arrangements about constituting the committee for hearing and deciding discipline applications. (sec.639-ssec.2) For hearing and deciding a discipline application made to the committee, the committee is constituted by— the chairperson; and a member of the committee who is a local legal practitioner chosen by the chairperson; and a lay member of the committee chosen by the chairperson. (sec.639-ssec.3) In choosing a local legal practitioner as mentioned in subsection (2) , the chairperson must choose a person who is— if the discipline application 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 chairperson, was engaged in legal practice in the manner of a barrister—a barrister; or otherwise—a solicitor. (sec.639-ssec.4) The chairperson is to preside at the hearing of a matter referred to the committee. (sec.639-ssec.5) In this section— chairperson includes the deputy chairperson. - (a) the chairperson; and - (b) a member of the committee who is a local legal practitioner chosen by the chairperson; and - (c) a lay member of the committee chosen by the chairperson. - (a) if the discipline application 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 chairperson, was engaged in legal practice in the manner of a barrister—a barrister; or - (b) otherwise—a solicitor.