CervicalCheck Tribunal Act 2019

Membership of Tribunal

6. (1) Subject to subsection (2), the Tribunal shall consist of a chairperson (in this Act referred to as the “Chairperson”) and not less than 2 ordinary members, each of whom shall be appointed by the Minister.

(2) The Minister may, if he or she considers it necessary, appoint additional persons to be ordinary members of the Tribunal.

(3) The Chairperson shall hold or have held judicial office in the Superior Courts.

(4) Each ordinary member of the Tribunal shall—

(a) hold or have held judicial office in the Superior Courts, or

(b) be a practising barrister or solicitor of not less than 10 years practice.

(5) Each member of the Tribunal, other than a member who is the holder of a judicial office in the Superior Courts, shall be paid such remuneration (if any) as may be determined by the Minister, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform.

(6) Each member of the Tribunal shall be subject to such terms and conditions and be paid such allowances for expenses as the Minister may, with the consent of the Minister for Public Expenditure and Reform, determine.

(7) If the Chairperson is for any reason unable to continue to act as Chairperson, the Minister may designate another member of the Tribunal as Chairperson.

(8) Without prejudice to the generality of subsection (2), if a member of the Tribunal is for any reason unable to continue to act as an ordinary member of the Tribunal, the Minister may appoint a person to be an ordinary member of the Tribunal in that member’s place.

(9) In this section, “judicial office in the Superior Courts” means the office of judge of the High Court, the office of judge of the Court of Appeal or the office of judge of the Supreme Court.