173A   Council to establish Panel when required [NSW]

(1)  If a Council decides to refer a matter to an Impaired Registrants Panel, it must appoint 2 or 3 persons to sit as the Panel for the purpose of dealing with the matter.

(2)  A panel must include—

(a)  at least one person who is registered in the same health profession as the registered health practitioner or student who is the subject of the Panel’s proceedings; and

(b)  at least one medical practitioner.

(3)  If the health profession has divisions, the member appointed under subsection (2)(a) must be registered in the same division of the health profession as the registered health practitioner or student the subject of the complaint.

(4)  A person may be appointed to sit on a Panel whether or not the person is a member of the Council, but not if the person has previously dealt with the particular matter before the Panel in the person’s capacity as a member of the Council.

(5)  A member of a Panel, while sitting on the Panel, is entitled to be paid at the rate decided by the Minister in consultation with the Council.