14Potential membership of judicial commissions

14 Potential membership of judicial commissions

(1)  The council must establish a pool of at least 6 persons who –

(a) are, or have previously been, judicial officers or hold, or have previously held, an equivalent office in another jurisdiction; and

(b) in the opinion of the council, have the appropriate skills, or qualifications, to enable the person to be a member of a judicial commission established under this Act; and

(c) reflect, as far as practicable, the diversity of persons within the community.

(2)  As soon as practicable after selecting a person to be a member of the pool established under subsection (1) , the council is to notify the Minister of the person selected to be such a member of the pool.

(3)  The Minister must establish a pool of at least 6 persons who –

(a) are not, and have never been, judicial officers and who do not hold, and have never previously held, an equivalent office in another jurisdiction; and

(b) in the opinion of the Minister, have the appropriate skills, or qualifications, to enable the person to be a member of a judicial commission established under this Act; and

(c) reflect, as far as practicable, the diversity of persons within the community.

(4)  A member of Parliament, or a former member of Parliament, in any jurisdiction –

(a) is not to be a member of either pool established under this section; and

(b) is not eligible to be a commission member.

(5)  As soon as practicable after being notified under subsection (2) of a person being selected as a member of the pool established under subsection (1) , or after selecting a person as a member of the pool under subsection (3) , the Minister must table notification of the selection of the person before each House of Parliament.

(6)  If either House of Parliament passes a resolution, of which notice has been given within the first 10 sitting-days of the House after a notification of the selection of a person as a member of a pool was tabled under , that such a selection is unsuitable –