66. Assessors to Council

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

The legal assessor must not participate or sit in any deliberation of the Council or any committee appointed by the Council unless invited to do so, and the legal assessor’s participation is limited only to questions of law arising from the proceedings.

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

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