unal . ▁The ▁appointment ▁can ▁be ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁seven ▁years ▁and ▁the ▁person ▁can ▁be ▁re - app oint ed ▁again ▁for ▁up ▁to ▁another ▁seven ▁years . ▁ ▁The ▁trib unal ▁has ▁juris diction ▁to ▁hear : ▁a ▁compla int ▁about ▁a ▁phys i other ap ist ▁referred ▁by ▁the ▁Board ; ▁an ▁appeal ▁against ▁a ▁decision ▁of ▁the ▁Board ; ▁or ▁the ▁pro sec ution ▁of ▁a ▁compla int ▁by ▁the ▁Board . ▁ ▁When ▁either ▁of ▁these ▁situations ▁ar ises , ▁the ▁Phys i other ap ists ▁Reg istration ▁Board ▁will ▁inform ▁the ▁chair person ▁of ▁the ▁trib unal ▁of ▁the ▁matter . ▁The ▁Board ▁will ▁also ▁appoint ▁three ▁persons ▁to ▁sit ▁on ▁the ▁trib unal . ▁Two ▁of ▁the ▁persons ▁selected ▁must ▁be ▁registered ▁phys i other ap ists . ▁Gener ally ▁the ▁board ▁will ▁select ▁persons ▁who ▁are ▁pe ers ▁of ▁the ▁relevant ▁person . ▁The ▁other ▁person ▁on ▁the ▁trib unal ▁must ▁be ▁a ▁lay ▁person ▁( i . e . ▁a ▁person ▁who ▁is ▁not ▁a ▁phys i other ap ist ). ▁This ▁latter ▁person ▁is ▁selected ▁from ▁a ▁panel ▁established ▁by ▁the ▁Minister ▁for ▁Health . ▁ ▁The ▁chair person ▁may ▁personally ▁hear ▁the ▁matter ▁or ▁may ▁instead ▁delegate ▁the ▁hearing ▁to ▁a ▁deput y ▁chair person . ▁The ▁four ▁persons ▁together ▁const itute ▁the ▁trib unal . ▁ ▁The ▁juris diction ▁of ▁the ▁Trib unal ▁is ▁protect ive ▁and ▁its ▁purpose ▁is ▁to ▁protect ▁the ▁public . ▁The ▁object ▁is ▁not ▁pun itive