Tasmanian Consolidated Acts Tasmanian Consolidated Acts
(1) The Minister may –
(a) establish a Tribunal; and
(b) appoint a person or persons as member or members of the Tribunal; and
(c) appoint a person as chairperson of the Tribunal who is an Australian lawyer of not less than 7 years' standing as an Australian legal practitioner, a magistrate or former judge.
(2) If the Tribunal consists of one member, that member must be an Australian lawyer of not less than 7 years' standing as an Australian legal practitioner, magistrate or former judge.
(3) If the Tribunal consists of 2 or more members –
(a) at least one of those members must be an Australian lawyer of not less than 7 years' standing as an Australian legal practitioner, magistrate or former judge; and
(b) the other member or members must be a person or persons with the experience and expertise relevant to the inquiry before the Tribunal.
(4) The chairperson may determine –
(a) which member or members of the Tribunal constitute the Tribunal in a particular inquiry or review; and
(b) which member is to be the presiding member of the Tribunal in that inquiry or review.