South Australian Current Acts South Australian Current Acts50—Constitution of Board for purpose of proceedings
(1) The Board will,
for the purpose of hearing and determining proceedings under this Part, be
constituted of 3 members selected by the presiding member (or, in the
absence of the presiding member, the deputy presiding member).
(2) The Governor may
appoint a person as a special member of the Board under this Part (and a
person so appointed may (but need not) act as a member of the Board for the
purpose of any proceedings under this Part).
(3) The
presiding member of the Board (or, in the absence of the presiding member, the
deputy presiding member) will appoint 1 of the members of the Board, as so
constituted for the purposes of any particular proceedings, to preside over
those proceedings.
(4) If a member of the
Board as constituted under this section (other than the member presiding over
the proceedings) dies or is for any other reason unable to continue with the
proceedings, the Board constituted of the remaining members may, if the member
presiding over the proceedings so determines, continue and complete the
proceedings.
(5) Any questions of
law or procedure arising before the Board will be determined by the member
presiding over the proceedings and any other questions by unanimous or
majority decision of the members.
(6) The Board
constituted of the member presiding over the proceedings may, sitting
alone—
(a) deal
with—
(i)
preliminary, interlocutory or procedural matters
(including, for example, whether a complaint is frivolous or vexatious, or may
have arisen from a misapprehension); or
(ii)
questions of costs; or
(iii)
questions of law; or
(b)
enter consent orders,
and may, for that purpose or as a consequence, while sitting alone, make any
determination or order (including a final order) that the member considers
appropriate.