172KSessional commissioners

172K Sessional commissioners

(1) The Governor in Council, on the recommendation of the Minister, may appoint eligible persons as sessional commissioners.

(2) The appointment of a sessional commissioner is to be on a part-time or daily basis, on the terms and conditions determined by the Governor in Council.

(3) A sessional commissioner may be appointed—

(a) for a specific period; or

(b) for a specific matter.

(4) If the instrument of appointment of a sessional commissioner specifies that the commissioner is appointed for the purposes of a specific matter, the commissioner—

(a) must be allocated to that matter; and

(b) may perform the functions of a commissioner only in relation to that matter.

(5) If a sessional commissioner is appointed for a specified period without a specified purpose as set out in subsection (3)—

(a) the Chairperson may allocate the sessional commissioner to a matter as the Chairperson sees fit; and

(b) the sessional commissioner may perform the functions of a commissioner in relation to that matter.

S. 172L inserted by No. 26/2022 s. 22.