New Zealand Legislation: Regulations

30 Parties may object to composition of Disciplinary Tribunal

• (1) Any party may, by notice in writing sent within 5 days of receipt of notification of the hearing, object to any member of the Disciplinary Tribunal who will be conducting the hearing on the grounds that the member is in a position of conflict of interest.

  (2) The chairperson of the Disciplinary Tribunal must determine whether the grounds of objection are made out and, if they are, must replace the member objected to with another member.

  (3) If a member is replaced, notice of that fact must be sent to the parties, and the parties may object under subclause (1) to any substituted member.