A charge laid under section 154 of the Act by a Standards Committee must be in a form approved by the chief executive of the Ministry of Justice after consultation with the chairperson of the Disciplinary Tribunal and must be supported by affidavit.

The Standards Committee laying the charge must ensure that the person charged and the complainant (if any) are, without delay, served with—

A charge laid under section 212(1)(a) of the Act by the Legal Complaints Review Officer must be in a form approved by the chief executive of the Ministry of Justice after consultation with the chairperson of the Disciplinary Tribunal and must be supported by affidavit.

The Legal Complaints Review Officer must ensure that the person charged and the complainant (if any) are served with—

A person against whom a charge is laid under section 154 or 212 of the Act must, within 10 working days of being served with the charge or within a time specified by the Disciplinary Tribunal,—

The response must state—

An application under section 155 or 212(2) of the Act for the suspension of a practitioner pending the determination of a charge—

An application under section 245(4) of the Act by a practitioner for the revocation of an interim suspension order or direction, or both, must—

After a charge is laid under section 154 or 212 of the Act, the chairperson must, as soon as is reasonable in the circumstances, convene an issues conference with the parties.

The case officer must, as soon as the chairperson has fixed a date, time, and place for the issues conference, notify the parties in writing of that decision.

At the issues conference, the chairperson may—

If any directions were given at the issues conference but no order was made under regulation 10(3)(b),—

At the setting down conference, the chairperson—

The first date of the hearing must be no less than 10 working days after the date of the setting down conference, unless all parties agree otherwise.

The case officer must, no later than 10 working days before the hearing, give written notice of the hearing to the parties unless all parties agree otherwise.

If 2 or more people are charged jointly, the Disciplinary Tribunal may, after hearing the parties affected, determine—

Whenever the Disciplinary Tribunal makes an order under section 242, 243, 244, 245, or 249 of the Act, the case officer must ensure that a copy of the order is served on—

An application to the Disciplinary Tribunal under section 248 of the Act for consent to employ a person specified in subsection (1) of that section must—

The applicant must—

After the Disciplinary Tribunal has received an application under section 248 of the Act, the chairperson must, as soon as is reasonable in the circumstances, convene an issues conference with the parties.

The case officer must, as soon as the chairperson has fixed a date, time, and place for the issues conference, give written notice of that decision to the applicant and—

At the issues conference, the chairperson may—

If any directions were given at the issues conference but no order was made under regulation 16(3)(b),—

At the setting down conference, the chairperson—

The first date of the hearing must be no less than 10 working days after the date of the setting down conference, unless all parties agree otherwise.

The case officer must, no later than 10 working days before the date of the hearing, give written notice of the hearing to the applicant and—

The chairperson may direct the case officer to arrange for the application and the hearing to be advertised in a form approved by the chief executive of the Ministry of Justice after consultation with the chairperson of the Disciplinary Tribunal or as the chairperson thinks fit.

If an application under section 248 of the Act has been advertised under regulation 18, a person who wishes to make an objection to it must, by the date specified in the advertisement,—

The case officer must, without delay, give the applicant a copy of any objection received.

In addition to the applicant, the following people may appear and be heard at the hearing of an application under section 248 of the Act:

The first document filed by any party must state that party’s address for service and telephone number.

A party may change that party’s address for service and telephone number by giving written notice to the Disciplinary Tribunal and every other party.

No charge, application, or appeal may, after it is filed with the Disciplinary Tribunal, be withdrawn except with—

On any application for leave to withdraw, the chairperson may—

The chairperson may, at any time before a hearing, adjourn the hearing if it appears necessary or expedient to do so in the circumstances.

The Disciplinary Tribunal may, of its own motion or on application by any party, adjourn the hearing to a time and place and on terms and conditions it thinks fit.

At the hearing of a charge, the Disciplinary Tribunal may of its own motion or on the application of any party, amend or add to the charge if the Tribunal considers it appropriate to do so.

The Disciplinary Tribunal must adjourn the hearing if it considers that the amendment or addition would—

All evidence must be given by affidavit unless the Disciplinary Tribunal directs otherwise.

All witnesses must be available for cross-examination if required by the Disciplinary Tribunal.

A party who has successfully applied for the issue of a witness summons under clause 6(1) of Schedule 4 of the Act must ensure that—

If a party fails to appear at a hearing of the Disciplinary Tribunal, the Tribunal may, having regard to all the circumstances,—

Subclause (1)(b) does not limit the Disciplinary Tribunal’s power to adjourn the hearing.

The Disciplinary Tribunal may order the party who has failed to appear to pay costs.

If a party fails to comply with any direction given by the chairperson under regulation 32, the Disciplinary Tribunal may, after having regard to all the circumstances,—

Service of a document may be effected by—

If no address for service is given, the address for service is the address of the person’s last known place of abode or business in New Zealand.

If service is not effected personally, proof that the document was addressed, and left or sent, as referred to in subclause (1)(b) is, unless the contrary is shown, proof of service.

If service is effected by sending the document by electronic communication, the document is, unless the contrary is shown, served at the time when the communication containing the document first enters an information system outside the control of the originator.

In this regulation,—

This regulation does not apply to the service of a witness summons under regulation 26.

The Disciplinary Tribunal or the chairperson may extend or shorten the time for doing any act or thing specified in these regulations, whether or not the time for doing it has expired.

The Disciplinary Tribunal or the chairperson may, if it appears just to do so, dispense with any requirement of these regulations relating to applications, payment of fees, notices, affidavits, documents, service, time, or any other matter.

For the purposes of the just, efficient, and expeditious conduct of proceedings, the chairperson may convene a conference of the parties or counsel representing the parties.

The conference may—

At the conference, the chairperson may—

The hearing of a matter, or any part of a matter, may be conducted by telephone, audiovisual link, or any other remote access facility if the chairperson of the Tribunal considers it appropriate and the necessary facilities are available.

Any order or decision of the Disciplinary Tribunal may, if the Tribunal thinks fit, be delivered by any 1 or more members of the Tribunal.

The Ministry must retain any books, papers, or other exhibits produced or used at a hearing of the Disciplinary Tribunal until the time for appeal has expired and, if an appeal is made, until the appeal is heard or otherwise disposed of.

A record of the proceedings of the Disciplinary Tribunal must be taken at every hearing and stored by the Ministry on behalf of the Tribunal at the conclusion of the hearing.

The following people are entitled at all reasonable times to inspect the record or a transcript of it and may receive a copy of the transcript on request:

The chairperson may, subject to conditions the chairperson thinks fit, permit a person to—

A fee of $431 (inclusive of goods and services tax) is payable to the Disciplinary Tribunal for—