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Disciplinary committees.
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34.— (1) The Council shall establish the following disciplinary committees:
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(a) a preliminary proceedings committee;
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(b) a professional conduct committee;
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(c) a health committee.
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(2) The President of the Society is not eligible to be appointed to a disciplinary committee.
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(3) A majority of the members of a disciplinary committee shall be persons other than registered pharmacists and at least one of those persons shall be appointed to represent the interest of the public.
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(4) At least one third of its members shall be registered pharmacists.
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(5) At least 2 of its members shall be registered pharmacists who are pharmacy owners.
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(6) The quorum of a disciplinary committee considering a complaint against a pharmacy owner shall include at least one registered pharmacist who is a pharmacy owner.
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(7) A person is not eligible to hold concurrent membership of more than one disciplinary committee.
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(8) The members of a disciplinary committee have, as such, the same protections and immunities as a judge of the High Court.
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(9) The Council shall appoint a registered medical practitioner with relevant expertise to advise the health committee in relation to each complaint referred to it.
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(10) The registered medical practitioner must be present at the meetings of that committee, but may not vote.
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(11) The registered medical practitioner has, when advising that committee, the same protections and immunities as a judge of the High Court.
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