18. Provided that a penalty has been imposed on the police officer who is the subject of a disciplinary charge in accordance with section 17, the director must decide whether the disciplinary charge will be heard before a member of the police management personnel designated by the director or a discipline committee composed of 3 members of the police management personnel designated by the director, of whom 1 member is designated chair of the hearing.
To that end, the director must consider whether or not the alleged contravention involves a member of the public and the seriousness of the alleged contravention, the complexity of the legal issues or the alleged facts, and whether the police officer has been previously disciplined.