Constitution of tribunal
216 Constitution of tribunal
Subject to section 218, the tribunal is to be constituted for the purposes of the hearing and determination of a proceeding by—
a presiding member; or
subject to subsection (2), a presiding member and 2 non-presiding members.
If the tribunal is to be constituted as mentioned in subsection (1)(b)—
1 of the non-presiding members must be a person who, in the opinion of the chairperson of the tribunal, has suitable knowledge of Aboriginal people or Aboriginal tradition; and
the other non-presiding member must have had experience, for not less than 5 years, at a high level in industry, commerce, public administration, industrial relations, the practice of a profession or the service of a government or an authority of a government.
The tribunal may be constituted for the exercise of powers in relation to the hearing of a proceeding, or for the purposes other than the hearing and determination of a proceeding, by a presiding member.
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