QUEENSLAND CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2009 - SECT 205 Investigation of suspended adjudicator

QUEENSLAND CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2009 - SECT 205

205 Investigation of suspended adjudicator

(1) As soon as practicable after suspending an adjudicator from the adjudicator’s office under section 204 , the president must appoint a person (the
"investigator" ) to undertake an investigation into the conduct or circumstances that led to the suspension.

(2) The investigator must—

(a) investigate the conduct or circumstances leading to the suspension; and

(b) report to the Minister on the investigation; and

(c) give a copy of the report to the adjudicator and the president.

(3) The investigator’s report under subsection (2) may include a recommendation that the adjudicator be removed from office on a ground mentioned in section 203 (1) .

(4) The Minister may use a report given to the Minister under subsection (2) (b) about an adjudicator to decide whether or not to make a recommendation under section 203 about the adjudicator.

(5) If the Minister decides not to make a recommendation under section 203 about an adjudicator, the Minister must notify the president and the adjudicator of the decision as soon as practicable.

(6) If the president is notified under subsection (5) that the Minister has decided not to make a recommendation under section 203 about an adjudicator, the president must immediately cancel the adjudicator’s suspension.