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Part 2Royal commissions

6 Commissioners

(1)

A person must not be appointed as a commissioner unless the person—

(a)

is or has been a judge; or

(b)

is a lawyer and has been a lawyer for at least 5 years.

(2)

If a commission is constituted by 2 or more people, the Executive must appoint 1 of those people to be the chairperson.

(3)

If—

(a)

a commission is constituted by 2 or more people; and

(b)

a commissioner dies, resigns or is removed from office under section 11;

the remaining commissioners constitute the commission.

(4)

If—

(a)

a commission is constituted by more than 2 people; and

(b)

the chairperson dies, resigns or is removed from office under section 11;

the Executive must appoint 1 of the remaining commissioners to be the chairperson.

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