s.26Composition of Tribunal
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Section 26Part 5 — GENDER EQUALITY TRIBUNAL

Composition of Tribunal

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26. (1) Subject to subsections (2) and (3) and to section 27, the Tribunal shall comprise of five members, who shall be appointed by the Governor in Cabinet on such terms and conditions as the Governor in Cabinet may specify in the members’ instruments of appointment.
The members of the Tribunal shall be —
an attorney-at-law who shall be the Chairperson; and
four other persons each of whom has experience and qualifications in any of the following or related fields —
gender;
social development;
human rights; or
labour.
A person shall be disqualified from being a member and is not eligible to be appointed as a member, or having been appointed, is not eligible to continue as a member if that person —
has filed for bankruptcy in a court or is declared by a court to be a bankrupt; Section 27 Gender Equality Law, 2011 Page 16 Law 21 of 2011 c
is declared by a court to be physically or mentally incapacitated by reason of unsoundness of mind;
has been convicted of a criminal offence except where the offence is a minor traffic offence; or
is a Member of the Legislative Assembly.
A decision of the Tribunal shall be by simple majority of the members present at a properly constituted hearing or meeting of the Tribunal.
Where a vacancy exists in the membership of the Tribunal, the Governor in Cabinet shall, in accordance with this section, appoint a person to fill the vacancy.
The Governor in Cabinet shall by notice published in the Gazette give notice of the names of the members of the Tribunal as first constituted and thereafter of every change in the constitution of the Tribunal.
A person appointed as a member shall act in the public interest to carry out the purposes of this Law and not based on his personal or business interest.
For the purposes of subsection (4), a hearing or meeting of the Tribunal shall be properly constituted if there is a quorum of at least three members of the Tribunal are present and participating in the meeting or hearing.

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