sec.206Acting adjudicators

sec.206 Acting adjudicators

The Minister must establish a pool of persons to act as adjudicators (the adjudicators pool ). The Minister may approve a person as a member of the adjudicators pool only if the person is eligible to be appointed to the office of adjudicator under section 198 (6) . The Minister may— approve a person as a member of the adjudicators pool for a specified time; and cancel the approval of a person as a member of the adjudicators pool at any time. The Minister may approve a person as a member of the adjudicators pool only after consultation with the president. The Minister may appoint a person to act as an adjudicator. The president may appoint a person from the adjudicators pool to act as an adjudicator. An appointment may be made under subsection (5) or (6) if— there is a vacancy in the office of an adjudicator; or an adjudicator is absent or for any other reason is unable to perform the functions of the office; or the appointment is required for the proper functioning of the tribunal. A person appointed to act as an adjudicator— has all the functions and powers of an adjudicator; and is taken to be an adjudicator for all purposes relating to this Act or an enabling Act. Without limiting subsection (8) , section 202 applies to a person acting as adjudicator as if the person were an adjudicator. An appointment to act as an adjudicator may be for a period of not more than 6 months. A person appointed to act as adjudicator may be appointed to act as adjudicator for a further period if— the term of the appointment does not immediately follow the person’s previous appointment as acting adjudicator; or the term of the appointment is continuous on 1 or more of the person’s previous appointments as acting adjudicator and the total period of the continuous appointments is not more than 6 months. The Minister or president may at any time cancel the appointment of a person to act as an adjudicator. s 206 sub 2023 No. 23 s 194 (sec.206-ssec.1) The Minister must establish a pool of persons to act as adjudicators (the adjudicators pool ). (sec.206-ssec.2) The Minister may approve a person as a member of the adjudicators pool only if the person is eligible to be appointed to the office of adjudicator under section 198 (6) . (sec.206-ssec.3) The Minister may— approve a person as a member of the adjudicators pool for a specified time; and cancel the approval of a person as a member of the adjudicators pool at any time. (sec.206-ssec.4) The Minister may approve a person as a member of the adjudicators pool only after consultation with the president. (sec.206-ssec.5) The Minister may appoint a person to act as an adjudicator. (sec.206-ssec.6) The president may appoint a person from the adjudicators pool to act as an adjudicator. (sec.206-ssec.7) An appointment may be made under subsection (5) or (6) if— there is a vacancy in the office of an adjudicator; or an adjudicator is absent or for any other reason is unable to perform the functions of the office; or the appointment is required for the proper functioning of the tribunal. (sec.206-ssec.8) A person appointed to act as an adjudicator— has all the functions and powers of an adjudicator; and is taken to be an adjudicator for all purposes relating to this Act or an enabling Act. (sec.206-ssec.9) Without limiting subsection (8) , section 202 applies to a person acting as adjudicator as if the person were an adjudicator. (sec.206-ssec.10) An appointment to act as an adjudicator may be for a period of not more than 6 months. (sec.206-ssec.11) A person appointed to act as adjudicator may be appointed to act as adjudicator for a further period if— the term of the appointment does not immediately follow the person’s previous appointment as acting adjudicator; or the term of the appointment is continuous on 1 or more of the person’s previous appointments as acting adjudicator and the total period of the continuous appointments is not more than 6 months. (sec.206-ssec.12) The Minister or president may at any time cancel the appointment of a person to act as an adjudicator.