South Australian Numbered Acts South Australian Numbered Acts197—Substitution of section 63
Section 63—delete the section and substitute:
63—Constitution of Tribunal
(1) For the purposes of section 22 of the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013
, there will be—
(a) a panel of assessors consisting of veterinary surgeons with experience or knowledge relating to animals used for primary production or horses; and
(b) a panel of assessors consisting of veterinary surgeons with experience or knowledge relating to other animals; and
(c) a panel of assessors consisting of persons (not being veterinary surgeons) with experience or knowledge relating to animal health, safety and welfare.
(2) In exercising its powers for the purposes of this Act, the Tribunal will, subject to subsection (3)
, and unless the President determines that the Tribunal is to be constituted by fewer than 3 members, be constituted by 3 members of whom—
(a) 1 will be selected from the panel of assessors referred to in subsection (1)(a)
or (b)
; and
(b) 1 will be selected from the panel of assessors referred to in subsection (1)(c)
.
(3) The Tribunal constituted of the presiding member sitting alone may, for the purposes of proceedings under this Act—
(a) deal with—
(i) preliminary, interlocutory or procedural matters; or
(ii) questions of costs; or
(iii) questions of law; or
(b) enter consent orders; or
(c) perform any other function or exercise any other power of a prescribed kind,
and may, for that purpose or as a consequence, make any determination or order (including a final order) that the presiding member considers appropriate.
(4) In this section—
"President" means the President of the Tribunal appointed under the South Australian Civil and Administrative Tribunal Act 2013
.