That is the view of the Privileges and Procedures Committee, who are instead proposing a series of changes to the existing way in which the Administrative Appeals Panel hears complaints from members of the public.
The committee want the States to agree to a series of amendments to the law, which was originally adopted by the States earlier in the year.
They want to: 1 Change the name of the panel to create a States Complaints Panel and a States Complaints Board.
The panel will be a pool of people from whom a board will be selected depending on who is available.
2 Take away the responsibility from the States Greffier for having to decide whether or not a case should be referred to the board, although the administrative role of the Greffier in undertaking the initial investigation and collation of evidence for the chairman would be unchanged.
3 Allow the chairman of the panel to attempt to resolve an informal resolution of the matter if he or she considers that this might achieve a resolution of the complaint.
4 Fix a one-month limit on all parties to present the necessary evidence to the panel or board ahead of a hearing.
5 Release the findings of the board to the Privileges and Procedures Committee at the same time as they are sent out to the parties involved.
