48—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 of the Board, of whom—
(a) 1
will be the member (or his or her deputy) who is a lawyer; and
(b) 1
will be a member who is a registered architect.
(2) The member
referred to in subsection (1)(a) will preside over the proceedings.
(3) The members of the
Board, other than the lawyer, will, for the purposes of any particular
proceedings, be selected by the presiding member of the Board.
(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; 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.