Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) This section applies if, for a proceeding, the tribunal is constituted by a panel (the old panel), and a member included in the old panel--
(a) stops being a member; or
(b) for any reason is not available for the proceeding.
(2) The president may direct that, to continue and finish the proceeding--
(a) the tribunal be constituted by a new panel formed by the remaining members of the old panel; or
(b) the tribunal be constituted by a new panel formed by the remaining members of the old panel, together with another member or other members.
(3) Also, if the member mentioned in subsection (1) is the NNTT member for the proceeding, the president must--
(a) if there is at least 1 other member included in the panel formed for the proceeding who is also an NNTT member--designate the member or 1 of the NNTT members as the NNTT member for the proceeding; or
(b) if there is no member included in the panel who is also an NNTT member--appoint a person who is an NNTT member to form part of the panel constituting the tribunal for the proceeding, and designate the person as the NNTT member for the proceeding.
(4) The tribunal as constituted under subsection (2) must continue and finish the proceeding and may, for continuing and finishing the proceeding, have regard to any record of the proceeding made by the tribunal as constituted by the old panel.
(5) Subsection (4) applies whether or not there has also been a designation under subsection (3).
(6) In giving a direction under this section about how the tribunal must be constituted, the president must have regard to the need for the tribunal's affairs to be conducted promptly and efficiently.