Queensland Consolidated Acts

MISCONDUCT TRIBUNALS ACT 1997

TABLE OF PROVISIONS

           Long Title

           Contents

           Part 1--Preliminary

   1.      Short title
   2.      Commencement
   3.      Main objects
   4.      Dictionary
   4A.     Relationship with Industrial Relations Act 1999

           Part 2--Misconduct tribunals

           Division 1--Misconduct tribunal panel and members

   5.      Appointment of misconduct tribunal panel members
   6.      Qualifications of tribunal members
   7.      Nomination for appointment as tribunal member
   7A.     Report about person's criminal history
   8.      Duration of appointment
   9.      Conditions of appointment
   9A.     Appointment of acting senior member
   10.     Removal from office

           Division 2--Establishment and composition of tribunals

   11.     Senior member to establish misconduct tribunal

           Part 3--Jurisdiction

           Division 1--Charges of official misconduct against prescribed persons

   12.     What is official misconduct
   13.     Jurisdiction—original
   14.     Tribunal's original jurisdiction exclusive

           Division 2--Appeals against decisions on charges of other misconduct against prescribed persons

   15.     What is a reviewable decision
   16.     Jurisdiction—appellate

           Part 4--Proceedings

           Division 1--Starting proceedings

   17.     Proceedings—original jurisdiction
   18.     Proceedings—appellate jurisdiction

           Division 2--Procedures of misconduct tribunals

   19.     Procedure following start of proceeding
   19A.    Disclosure of interests
   20.     Misconduct tribunal's powers
   21.     Representation before tribunal
   22.     Misconduct tribunal may keep documents etc.
   23.     Conduct of proceeding
   24.     Hearings open to public unless tribunal otherwise orders

           Division 3--Misconduct tribunal decisions

   25.     Misconduct tribunal decisions—original jurisdiction
   26.     Misconduct tribunal decisions—appellate jurisdiction
   27.     Misconduct tribunal may refer matter for investigation
   28.     Misconduct tribunal's power to suspend punishment

           Division 4--Protection of persons associated with misconduct tribunals

   29.     Protection of members, legal representatives and witnesses
   30.     Disclosure to tribunal not breach of confidence etc.

           Division 5--Contempt of misconduct tribunal

   31.     Contempt of misconduct tribunal
   32.     Punishment of contempt
   33.     Conduct that is contempt and offence

           Division 6--Miscellaneous

   34.     Allowance to witnesses
   35.     Costs
   36.     Tribunal to keep record of proceeding

           Part 5--Appeals

   37.     Appeal from misconduct tribunal in original jurisdiction

           Part 6--General

   38.     Parliamentary committee
   39.     Annual report
   40.     Registrar and tribunal staff
   41.     Authentication of documents
   42.     Judicial notice of certain signatures
   43.     Application of Criminal Code
   44.     Confidentiality
   45.     Rule-making power
   46.     Regulation-making power

           Part 7--Transitional provisions

           Division 1--Provisions for Misconduct Tribunals Act 1997

   47.     Existing proceedings

           Division 2--Provisions for Crime and Misconduct and Other Legislation Amendment Act 2006

   48.     Existing members of tribunal
           SCHEDULE DICTIONARY
           Endnotes