Clause 80

For the purposes of advising the Council, or any committee appointed by the Council, the Council may appoint a legal assessor to the Council who must be an advocate and solicitor of at least 10 years’ standing.

The legal assessor must not participate or sit in any deliberations of the Council or its committees unless invited to do so, and his or her participation is limited only to questions of law arising from the proceedings.

The Council may appoint a medical assessor to assist the Council or any committee appointed by the Council in proceedings before any of them under this Act.

The Council may pay to a legal assessor or medical assessor, as part of the expenses of the Council, any remuneration that the Council may determine.

If a legal assessor or medical assessor is an employee, any remuneration payable to the legal assessor or medical assessor under subsection (4) may be paid to his or her employer.

In this section, a committee appointed by the Council includes a Complaints Assessment Committee, a Disciplinary Committee and an Interim Orders Committee.