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Social Workers Registration Act 2003

Social Workers Registration Board and Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal - Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal

116: Membership of Tribunal

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"Who can be on the Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal"

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The Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal has members appointed by the Minister. You need to know that the Tribunal includes a chairperson and one or more deputy chairpersons who are barristers or solicitors with at least 7 years of practice. The Tribunal also has at least 5 social workers and at least 1 layperson as members.

The social workers on the Tribunal must have a valid registration or practising certificate, meaning their registration or certificate cannot be suspended. When it comes to the members, you should be aware that a member of the Board cannot be a member of the Tribunal at the same time.

The rules about who can be on the Tribunal were updated by the Social Workers Registration Amendment Act 2025, which changed the original rules on 30 March 2025.

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Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal

116Membership of Tribunal

  1. The Tribunal comprises the following members appointed by the Minister:

  2. a chairperson and 1 or more deputy chairpersons; and
    1. at least 5 social workers to enable the Tribunal to be constituted; and
      1. at least 1 layperson.

        1. A person referred to in subsection (1)(a) must be a barrister or solicitor of the High Court of not less than 7 years’ practice, whether or not the person holds or has held judicial office.

        2. A person referred to in subsection (1)(b) must not be a person whose registration or practising certificate is suspended.

        3. A member of the Board is not eligible to be a member of the Tribunal.

        Notes
        • Section 116: replaced, on , by section 17 of the Social Workers Registration Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 17).