Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) If the registrant is registered in more than 1 profession, the members of the panel mentioned in section 17(2)(a) or (d)(ii) must be chosen from the panel of assessors for the profession to which the disciplinary proceedings relate.
(1A) Also, if the registrant is a dental auxiliary registrant, the members of the panel mentioned in section 17(2)(a) or (d)(ii) must be registrants for the category of dental auxiliary registration to which the disciplinary proceedings relate.
(2) If the disciplinary matter to be heard by the panel relates to a complaint by a user of a service provided by the registrant, or an entity acting on behalf of a user of a service provided by the registrant, the panel must include at least 1 member who is the same gender as the user.
(3) Subsection (2) does not apply if the complaint is a complaint accepted by a board under section 50(2).
(4) Before choosing a person under section 17, other than a board member, the secretary must be satisfied the person does not have a personal or professional connection with the registrant that may prejudice the way in which the person performs the person's functions as a member of the panel.