347Contract of Carriage Tribunal

#### 347 Contract of Carriage Tribunal 347 Contract of Carriage Tribunal > > (1) There is established by this Part a Contract of Carriage Tribunal. > > > (2) Except as provided by subsection (3), the Tribunal is constituted by a Presidential Member sitting alone. > > > (3) For arbitration proceedings under this part, the Tribunal is, for the purposes of the proceedings, constituted by a Presidential Member and 2 part-time members nominated by the Presidential Member, one from each of the arbitration panels. > > > (4) There are to be 2 arbitration panels, one consisting of persons appointed by the Minister to represent principal contractors and the other appointed by the Minister to represent carriers. > > > (5) The members of the panels are to be persons who, in the opinion of the Minister, are qualified to represent the interests of principal contractors and carriers, respectively. > > > (6) The Minister may invite any person or body to nominate persons for appointment to an arbitration panel. > > > (7) The Minister may specify the period within which, and the manner in which, such a nomination may be made. > > > (8) A person is not to be nominated to the Tribunal until— > > > > > (a) each party to the arbitration proceedings concerned has been notified of the proposed nomination and of the period in which the party may veto the nomination, and > > > > > (b) either the period has ended without the nomination being vetoed or each party has notified the Presidential Member that the party has decided not to veto the proposed nomination. > > > (9) A part-time member is entitled to be paid such remuneration (including travelling and subsistence allowances) as the Minister may from time to time determine with respect to the part-time member. > > **s 347:** Am 2016 No 48, Sch 1 \[79\] \[80\]; 2023 No 41, Sch 1.2\[77\] \[78\].