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Legal Services Act 2011

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64: Appointment of members of Tribunal

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"The Governor-General chooses Tribunal members who are lawyers with experience."

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The Governor-General appoints members to the Tribunal. You need to have enough members to deal with all reviews quickly. They must have experience in different legal areas. The Governor-General also appoints a chairperson from the members. To be a member, you must be a lawyer. You cannot be a member if you are not a lawyer or have worked for certain organisations in the past 5 years. To be the chairperson, you must have been a barrister or solicitor for at least 7 years. If the chairperson is a provider of legal aid services, their approval to provide these services stops when they become chairperson. You can compare this to the 2000 No 42 s 62 for more information.

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64Appointment of members of Tribunal

  1. The Governor-General must, on the recommendation of the Minister,—

  2. appoint members of the Tribunal of sufficient number to deal promptly with all reviews and who between them have experience in a range of legal areas and types of proceedings; and
    1. appoint one of the members as the chairperson of the Tribunal.

      1. A person must not be appointed as a member of the Tribunal who—

      2. is not a lawyer; or
        1. is, or has been within the past 5 years, an employee of the Legal Services Agency, a member of the Board of the Agency (within the meaning of the former Act), or an employee of the Ministry.

          1. A person must not be appointed chairperson unless he or she has held a practising certificate as a barrister or solicitor for at least 7 years.

          2. If the person to be appointed chairperson is a provider, his or her approval to provide legal aid services under this Act ceases when the person assumes office as chairperson.

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