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Professional Engineers Act 2002
sec.157Disciplinary proceeding started before commencement
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### sec.157 Disciplinary proceeding started before commencement
This section applies if, under the repealed Act and before the commencement—
the board has laid a disciplinary charge against a registered professional engineer; and
a disciplinary panel has been formed to hear and decide the charge.
The disciplinary panel may hear, or continue to hear, and decide the charge under the repealed Act as if the Act had not been repealed and the panel had not been dissolved under section 155.
Also, for hearing the charge or doing anything else under the repealed Act in relation to the charge, a disciplinary panel member has the member’s entitlements under the repealed Act.
The repealed Act continues in force for the purposes of the panel and the proceeding, including, for example, the making of an order by the panel under section 60 of that Act.
An order of the panel under section 60 of the repealed Act has effect as if it were an order of the tribunal under section 131 or 132 of this Act.
For this section, a reference in the repealed Act to the board may, if necessary or desirable for the proceeding, be taken to be a reference to the board established under this Act.
(sec.157-ssec.1) This section applies if, under the repealed Act and before the commencement— the board has laid a disciplinary charge against a registered professional engineer; and a disciplinary panel has been formed to hear and decide the charge.
(sec.157-ssec.2) The disciplinary panel may hear, or continue to hear, and decide the charge under the repealed Act as if the Act had not been repealed and the panel had not been dissolved under section 155.
(sec.157-ssec.3) Also, for hearing the charge or doing anything else under the repealed Act in relation to the charge, a disciplinary panel member has the member’s entitlements under the repealed Act.
(sec.157-ssec.4) The repealed Act continues in force for the purposes of the panel and the proceeding, including, for example, the making of an order by the panel under section 60 of that Act.
(sec.157-ssec.5) An order of the panel under section 60 of the repealed Act has effect as if it were an order of the tribunal under section 131 or 132 of this Act.
(sec.157-ssec.6) For this section, a reference in the repealed Act to the board may, if necessary or desirable for the proceeding, be taken to be a reference to the board established under this Act.
- (a) the board has laid a disciplinary charge against a registered professional engineer; and
- (b) a disciplinary panel has been formed to hear and decide the charge.