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Real Estate Agents Act 2008

Complaints and discipline - Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal

107: Hearings

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"A hearing is when the Tribunal meets to make decisions about real estate agents."

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When you go to a hearing of the Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal, it is usually held in public. You can see what is happening and hear what is being said. The Tribunal can decide to hold a hearing in private if it thinks this is the right thing to do, considering the privacy of the people involved and the public interest. The Tribunal can also talk about its decision in private. It can use a telephone, audiovisual link, or other remote access facility to hold a hearing if it thinks this is a good idea and the necessary facilities are available. The Tribunal has to consider what is best for everyone involved when making these decisions. The Tribunal follows rules, including those in section 112 and section 108, when it makes its decisions.

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Part 4Complaints and discipline
Real Estate Agents Disciplinary Tribunal

107Hearings

  1. Every hearing of the Disciplinary Tribunal must be held in public.

  2. Subsection (1)—

  3. does not apply to reviews under section 112; and
    1. is subject to subsections (3) and (4) and to section 108.

      1. If the Disciplinary Tribunal is of the opinion that it is proper to do so, having regard to the interest of any person (including (without limitation) the privacy of the complainant (if any)) and to the public interest, it may hold a hearing or part of a hearing in private.

      2. The Disciplinary Tribunal may, in any case, deliberate in private on its decision or on any question arising in the course of a hearing.

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

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      • Section 107 heading: replaced, on , by section 238(1) of the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 (2018 No 51).
      • Section 107(5): inserted, on , by section 238(2) of the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 (2018 No 51).