New South Wales Consolidated Acts

BUILDING PROFESSIONALS ACT 2005 - SECT 30

30 Conduct of meeting dealing with complaint

(1) The Board may, if it considers it appropriate to do so, hold one or more meetings to consider a complaint.

(2) At any such meeting, the Board:

(a) may inform itself on any matter in such manner as it thinks fit, and

(b) may receive written or oral submissions, as it thinks fit, and

(c) is to proceed with as little formality and technicality, and as much expedition, as the requirements of this Act and the proper consideration of the complaint permit, and

(d) is not bound by rules of evidence, and

(e) may take evidence on oath, and

(f) may allow the accreditation holder concerned to be present or be represented by a legal practitioner or other person or may deal with the complaint in the absence of the accreditation holder.

(3) Such a meeting:

(a) is to be held in the absence of the public, and

(b) may be adjourned for any reason by the Board, including to enable further investigation to be carried out in relation to the complaint concerned.

(4) For the purposes of this section, a member of the Board may administer an oath (or, if the meeting is being conducted by a committee that is exercising delegated functions, by a member of the committee).