Western Australian Numbered Acts Western Australian Numbered Acts (1) When the State
Administrative Tribunal is exercising jurisdiction under this Act, it is to be
constituted by 4 members specified by the President being —
(a) one
person who is a legally qualified member; and
(b)
2 persons who are medical practitioners with extensive or special
experience as medical practitioners; and
(c) one
person who is not a medical practitioner but is familiar with the interests of
medical practitioners or has knowledge and experience enabling understanding
of those interests.
(2) In
subsection (1)(b) "medical practitioner" does not include an
interstate practitioner or a defence force medical officer.
(3) Despite
subsection (1), the President can specify that the Tribunal is to be
constituted by 5 members if the President is satisfied that it is
appropriate to do so in particular circumstances and the additional member is
to be a person of a kind referred to in subsection (1)(a) or (c)
specified by the President.
(4) The member
specified under subsection (1)(a) is to be the presiding member.
(5)
Subsections (1), (3) and (4) do not apply when the Tribunal is
holding a directions hearing or other procedural hearing.
(6) Terms used in this
section relating to the Tribunal have the meaning given to them in the
State Administrative Tribunal Act 2004 section 3(1).