Social Workers Registration Act 2003

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

119: Hearings by Tribunal

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"A 'Hearing by Tribunal' is when a special group of people meet to make decisions about social workers"

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When you are part of a hearing with the Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal, the Tribunal is made up of certain people. The Tribunal has a presiding officer, who is either the chairperson or a deputy chairperson chosen by the chairperson. The Tribunal also has three social workers who are chosen by the chairperson from the members appointed under section 116(1)(b).

The Tribunal has a layperson who is appointed under section 116(1)(c), or if there are two or more laypeople, one of them is chosen by the chairperson. A hearing of the Tribunal is held at a time and place decided by the Tribunal or the presiding officer. The hearing can be postponed and moved to a different place by the Tribunal or the presiding officer.

You need to know that a hearing of the Tribunal cannot happen unless all the members are present. However, if all the members are present, a decision is made by a majority of the members, and that decision is the decision of the Tribunal.

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Social Workers Disciplinary Tribunal

119Hearings by Tribunal

For the purposes of a particular hearing, the Tribunal comprises,—
as presiding officer, the chairperson of the Tribunal or a deputy chairperson chosen by the chairperson; and
of the members who are social workers appointed under section 116(1)(b), 3 members chosen by the chairperson; and
the layperson appointed under section 116(1)(c) or, if 2 or more persons are appointed, 1 of those persons chosen by the chairperson.

A hearing of the Tribunal—
must be held at times and places the Tribunal or the presiding officer appoints for it; and
may be adjourned from time to time and from place to place by the Tribunal or the presiding officer.

A hearing of the Tribunal must not take place unless all its members for the hearing are present; but a decision of a majority of those members is the decision of the Tribunal for the purposes of the hearing.

Notes

Section 119(1): replaced, on 28 February 2019, by section 122 of the Social Workers Registration Legislation Act 2019 (2019 No 3).
Section 119(1)(b): amended, on 30 March 2025, by section 22 of the Social Workers Registration Amendment Act 2025 (2025 No 17).