Lawyers and Conveyancers Act 2006

Complaints and discipline - New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal

228: Membership of Disciplinary Tribunal

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The Disciplinary Tribunal has several members. You have a chairperson and a deputy chairperson. The Tribunal also has lay members who are not lawyers or conveyancers. You also have lawyer members and conveyancing practitioner members on the Tribunal.

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Part 7Complaints and discipline
New Zealand Lawyers and Conveyancers Disciplinary Tribunal

228Membership of Disciplinary Tribunal

  1. The Disciplinary Tribunal consists of—

  2. 1 member who is to be appointed as the chairperson:
    1. 1 member who is to be appointed as the deputy chairperson:
      1. not less than 7 nor more than 15 lay members (being persons whose names are neither on the roll nor on the register of conveyancers):
        1. not less than 7 nor more than 15 members who are lawyers:
          1. not less than 3 nor more than 5 members who are conveyancing practitioners.
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