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Human Rights Act 1993

Human Rights Review Tribunal - Constitution of Tribunal

98: Membership of Tribunal

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"Who is on the Tribunal to help make decisions"

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The Tribunal is made up of the Chairperson or a Deputy Chairperson, or sometimes the Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson, if section 103B applies. You also have two other people who are chosen by the Chairperson for each hearing. These two people are picked from a panel that the Minister looks after under section 101. The Chairperson chooses them for each specific hearing.

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Part 4Human Rights Review Tribunal
Constitution of Tribunal

98Membership of Tribunal

  1. The Tribunal shall consist of—

  2. the Chairperson or a Deputy Chairperson or, if section 103B applies, the Chairperson and a Deputy Chairperson; and
    1. 2 other persons appointed by the Chairperson for the purposes of each hearing from a panel maintained by the Minister under section 101.

      Compare
      • 1977 No 49 s 47
      • 1993 No 35 s 5(1)
      Notes
      • Section 98(a): replaced, on , by section 80 of the Tribunals Powers and Procedures Legislation Act 2018 (2018 No 51).