53Reconstitution of Commission during proceedings

#### 53 Reconstitution of Commission during proceedings 53 Reconstitution of Commission during proceedings > > (1) The President may replace the member, or one of the members, constituting the Commission after the consideration of a matter by the Commission has commenced if, before the matter is determined, the member— > > > > > (a) becomes unavailable for any reason, or > > > > > (b) ceases to be a member, or > > > > > (c) ceases to have a qualification required for participation in the proceedings. > > > (2) The President may not replace a member unless the President has first— > > > > > (a) afforded the parties an opportunity to make submissions about the proposed replacement, and > > > > > (b) taken their submissions into account. > > > (3) The Commission as reconstituted is to have regard to the evidence, submissions and decisions in relation to the matter that were given or made before the Commission was reconstituted.