31Constitution of Review Committee

31 Constitution of Review Committee

(1)  A Review Committee consists of 3 members appointed by the Commission of whom –

(a) one is a private legal practitioner; and

(b) one is an officer; and

(c) one is a person who is not a private legal practitioner nor an officer but who has qualifications or experience relevant to the performance of the function of a Review Committee.

(2)  The Commission shall appoint a member of a Review Committee as chairperson of that Review Committee.

(3)  The Commission may appoint as a deputy of a member of a Review Committee –

(a) a private legal practitioner, in the case of a member referred to in subsection (1) (a) ; or

(b) an officer, in the case of a member referred to in subsection (1) (b) ; or

(c) a person who is not a private legal practitioner nor an officer but who has qualifications and experience relevant to the performance of the function of a Review Committee, in the case of a member referred to in subsection (1) (c) .

(4)  The deputy of a member appointed under subsection (3) is entitled to attend a meeting of a Review Committee in the absence of the member from that meeting and while so attending is deemed to be a member of that Review Committee.