LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 598 Constitution of tribunal

LEGAL PROFESSION ACT 2007 - SECT 598

598 Constitution of tribunal

(1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) , for a proceeding for a matter the tribunal is empowered to deal with under this Act, the tribunal is to be constituted by a judicial member who is—

(a) a Supreme Court judge; or

(b) a former Supreme Court judge who is nominated by the president of the tribunal to constitute the tribunal.

(2) For a proceeding on an application under section 328 , the tribunal is to be constituted by a judicial member.

(3) For a proceeding for which the tribunal has not been constituted—

(a) the powers of the tribunal under the QCAT Act , section 47 or 48 are, and are only, exercisable by a judicial member; and

(b) the following powers of the tribunal are, and are only, exercisable by a legally qualified member—

(i) giving directions;

(ii) making an order or another decision pending the final hearing of the matter, other than an order under a provision mentioned in paragraph (a) ;

(iii) making an order under the QCAT Act , section 86 .

(4) In this section—


"judicial member" means a judicial member under the QCAT Act .


"legally qualified member" means a legally qualified member under the QCAT Act .