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Adoption of Children Act 1994
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23 Appointment of panel
(1) On receipt of an application for review under section 22, the
Minister shall constitute a panel which shall consist of:
(a) a chairperson who is a lawyer; and
(b) 2 other persons (one of whom shall be a person who is an
employee within the meaning of the Public Sector
Employment and Management Act 1993 who is employed in
the Department) who, in the opinion of the Minister, are
qualified and have relevant experience in the field of social
work, psychology or child welfare.
(2) A member of a panel shall be appointed by instrument in writing in
accordance with subsection (1) in respect of a particular application
for review and that appointment shall be automatically terminated
on the completion of its inquiry in respect of that review.