Subsection 4: Disciplinary chamber of first instance

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Article R4311-89

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Updated 2 Nov 2023

In addition to its Chairman, the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance shall comprise :

1° Where the total number of nurses on the most recently published roll is less than or equal to 10,000, six full members and six alternate members, allocated as follows:

a) One full member and one alternate member representing each of the colleges, elected by the full members of the Regional Council from among its members for three years;

b) One full member and one alternate member representing each of the colleges, elected for six years by the full members of the regional council from among the members and former members and alternates of the councils of the order, excluding regional councillors currently in office, and renewable every three years in fractions of one member and two members.

To be eligible for election, members and former members, both full and alternate, must be entered on the roll for the area in which the chamber is located.

The Chamber sits in panels of at least five members.

2° Where the total number of nurses on the most recently published roll exceeds 10,000, twelve full members and twelve alternate members, allocated as follows:

a) Two full members and two alternate members representing each of the colleges, elected by the full members of the Regional Council from among its members for three years ;

b) Two full members and two alternate members representing each of the colleges, elected for six years by the full members of the Regional Council from among the members and former members and alternate members of the Councils of the Order, excluding regional councillors currently in office, and renewable by half every three years.

To be eligible for election, members and former members, both full and alternate, must be entered on the roll for the area in which the chamber is located.

The Chamber sits as a panel of at least five members.

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