Section 3: Disciplinary panels of first instance

At least fifteen days before the date of the elections, the President of the body of the Order concerned or, failing this, the President of the National Council, will send all voters a list of candidates, printed in alphabetical order on white paper, indicating their addresses, dates of birth, qualifications and, where applicable, their current or past positions in the Order’s bodies and professional organisations. This list is accompanied by…

The ballot paper may not contain, on pain of nullity, a number of names greater than the number of titular seats, and where applicable of substitutes, of candidates to be filled, nor any sign of recognition. Subject to these reservations, the voter may vote on plain paper.

Voting takes place at the headquarters of the body of the Association concerned or, failing that, at the National Council. The president of the body of the ordre or one of his representatives duly authorised for this purpose opens the meeting and invites the assembly to elect a polling station consisting of a president and two assessors, who designate as many scrutineers as necessary. Each scrutineer is provided with a…

During the on-site ballot, the lists of candidates and envelopes are made available to the voters present. The opening of the ballot is announced and the closing pronounced by the president of the polling station in accordance with the instructions given on the invitations. At the opening of the ballot, the president of the polling station makes a declaration that the ballot box is empty. The ballot is then taken….

The votes shall be counted without delay on the day of the election at the headquarters of the body of the Association in New Caledonia or French Polynesia concerned or, failing this, at the National Council, in a public meeting, under the supervision of the members of the polling station. The assessors shall count the number of votes obtained by each of the candidates. The polling station shall rule on…

Minutes of the election are drawn up immediately. It shall state the time at which the meeting opened and closed, the number of votes obtained by each candidate and the result of the election. It shall mention any complaints and the reasoned decisions taken by the polling station regarding any incidents that may have occurred during the voting process. Ballot papers and envelopes declared invalid or contested shall be appended…

In the event of an election of all the members of the Disciplinary Board, in order to allow for subsequent renewal by half, lots are drawn as soon as the results are known to determine those members whose term of office expires at the end of three or six years respectively. Subsequent renewals of the disciplinary chambers take place within four months of the date on which the next election…

Where there are not enough alternate members to replace the full members who have ceased to hold office for any reason, additional elections shall be held within a maximum period of six months following the opening of the first or second vacancy that could not be filled by appointing an alternate member.

The time limit for appeals to the competent administrative court is fifteen days. This time limit runs, for practitioners and voters, from the day of the election and, for the High Representative of the State and the National Council, from the day of receipt of notification of the minutes of the election. The time limits are counted in accordance with the provisions of articles 640 to 647 of the New…