65Alteration of constitution of Tribunal and provision for separate dealing with aspects of matters

65 Alteration of constitution of Tribunal and provision for separate dealing with aspects of matters

[Section 65 Substituted by No. 17 of 2021, s. 18, Applied:05 Nov 2021]

(1)  Subject to section 64(6) , the President may, as he or she considers fit, do either or both of the following:

(a) alter who is to constitute the Tribunal for the purpose of dealing with a matter, or anything relating to a matter, after the Tribunal has begun to deal with the matter;

(b) provide that different aspects of the same matter may be dealt with by different members of the Tribunal.

(2)  If the President alters the constitution of the Tribunal under subsection (1)(a) , the Tribunal as constituted after the alteration may have regard to –

(a) any record of the proceedings in relation to the matter before the alteration; and

(b) any evidence taken in the proceedings before the alteration.

(3)  If the President provides under subsection (1)(b) that different aspects of the same matter may be dealt with by different members of the Tribunal, the members of the Tribunal may, during or after dealing with the different aspects of a matter, come together and have regard to any evidence taken by the respective members of the Tribunal for the purposes of the proceedings.

(4)  The Tribunal may, at any one time, be separately constituted in accordance with this section for the hearing and determination of any number of separate matters.