7Appointment of acting Tribunal

#### 7 Appointment of acting Tribunal 7 Appointment of acting Tribunal > > (1) The Minister may from time to time, on the recommendation of the Attorney General, appoint qualified persons to act as the Tribunal— > > > > > (a) during the illness or absence of the person appointed as the Tribunal, or > > > > > (b) during a vacancy in the office of the Tribunal, or > > > > > (c) on the occasions or in respect of the appeals as the person appointed as the Tribunal directs. > > > (1A) The Minister, when appointing a qualified person to act as the Tribunal, is to determine the person’s place in the order of seniority of persons appointed under this section. > > > (2) A qualified person while acting as the Tribunal shall be deemed to be the Tribunal. > > > (3) More than one sitting of the Tribunal may be held at the same time, but the person appointed as the Tribunal and a person appointed to act as the Tribunal shall not sit on the same appeal. > > **s 7:** Subst 1986 No 16, Sch 12. Am 2004 No 23, Sch 2.1 \[4\]; 2019 No 12, Sch 4\[1\].