Part VIII: The Master
SA23. Complaints against and removal of the Master
(1) | The Society shall by Ordinance prescribe a procedure for dealing with complaints against the Master, including the removal of the Master for good cause, viz. any of the grounds set out in SA9 above. |
(2) | The procedure shall involve a fair and appropriate procedure and shall include (a) a review of the existence of a prima facie case; (b) a hearing by a specially constituted Tribunal appointed by the Society, which shall consist of three persons who are not Fellows of the College and are not employed by the College as follows: (i) one person who holds or has held judicial office or who is a barrister or solicitor of at least ten years' standing, who shall be Chairman; and (ii) two other persons; (iii) in a case concerning the incapacity of the Master one of the persons mentioned in (ii) shall be appropriately medically qualified (b) a right of appeal against the finding of, or outcome imposed by, the Tribunal. An appeal shall not take the form of a re-hearing of the evidence and witnesses may be called only with the appeal panel's permission. |
(3) | If the Tribunal finds that the complaint constitutes good cause for dismissal, the President, having consulted the Society, may dismiss the Master. |