31Constitution of Commission

#### 31 Constitution of Commission 31 Constitution of Commission > > (1) The Commission is to be constituted by one or more Division members of the Commission Division to which the function of dealing with the proceedings is allocated. > > > > Note. > > > > A Division Schedule for a Commission Division may, in some cases, make special provision for the constitution of the Commission when exercising functions allocated to that Division (including the qualifications of members to sit in specified kinds of proceedings). It may also provide for certain Division functions to be exercised by a registrar. > > > (2) The President may give directions as to the members who are to constitute the Commission for the purposes of any particular proceedings. > > > > Note. > > > > The President may delegate the function of constituting the Commission for particular proceedings to a Division Head of a Commission Division or another member. See section 18. > > > (3) The President may give directions (whether for particular proceedings, classes of proceedings or generally) as to which member is to preside at proceedings in the Commission when the Commission is constituted by more than one member. > > > (4) There may be more than one sitting of the Commission at the same time. > > > (5) The President may direct that proceedings be conducted outside the State— > > > > > (a) if requested by a party to the proceedings, or > > > > > (b) with the consent of the parties to the proceedings. > > > (6) In deciding whether to make a direction under subsection (5), the President must consider the following— > > > > > (a) the interests and wishes of the parties to the proceedings, > > > > > (b) the nature and complexity of the proceedings, > > > > > (c) if the arrangement is necessary for the timely and cost effective conduct of the proceedings, > > > > > (d) other matters the President considers relevant. > > **s 31:** Am 2021 No 32, Sch 1.13\[1\].