Section 43
Appointment of Complaints Panel
of Dental Registration Act 1999
(1)
For the purpose of enabling Complaints Committees and Disciplinary Committees to be constituted in accordance with this Part, the Council must appoint a panel (called in this Act the Complaints Panel) consisting of —
at least 5 members of the Council;
at least 10 registered dentists of at least 10 years’ standing who are not members of the Council;
at least 5 registered oral health therapists who have at least 10 years of practical experience in the area of oral health therapy and who are not members of the Council; and
at least 5 lay persons nominated by the Minister.
(2)
The term of office of a member of the Complaints Panel mentioned in subsection (1)(a) expires at the end of his or her term of office as member of the Council, and a member of the Complaints Panel mentioned in subsection (1)(b), (c) or (d) is to be appointed for a term of 2 years; and any member is eligible for re‑appointment.
(3)
The Council may at any time remove from office any member of the Complaints Panel or fill any vacancy in its membership.
(4)
The Council must appoint a member of the Complaints Panel who is a member of the Council to be the chairperson of the Complaints Panel.[33