39. Legal assessor and medical assessor

For the purposes of advising the Board and the Complaints Committees in any proceedings before any of them, the Board may appoint a legal assessor who must be an advocate and solicitor of not less than 10 years’ standing.

The legal assessor must not participate or sit in any deliberations of the Board or a Complaints Committee unless invited to do so, and the legal assessor’s participation must be limited only to questions of law arising from the proceedings.

The Board may appoint a medical assessor to assist the Board and the Complaints Committees in proceedings before any of them.

The Board may pay to the legal assessor and medical assessor, as part of the expenses of the Board, such remuneration as the Board may determine.