Singapore legislation
Section 8
Section 8
Government Procurement Adjudication Tribunal
(1)
For the purposes of hearing and determining challenges mentioned in section 7(3), there is established a Tribunal to be called the Government Procurement Adjudication Tribunal consisting of the Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner.
(2)
The Minister may appoint a Commissioner and such number of Deputy Commissioners as the Minister thinks fit.
(3)
The Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners are to be appointed for a period of 2 years and are eligible for re‑appointment.
(4)
A person must not be appointed or continue to hold office as Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner if the person —
has a mental disorder and is incapable of managing himself or herself or his or her affairs;
is an undischarged bankrupt or has made any arrangement or composition with his or her creditors; or
is convicted of an offence involving dishonesty, fraud or moral turpitude and has not received a free pardon.
(5)
The Commissioner or a Deputy Commissioner may at any time resign from his or her office by giving notice in writing to the Minister.
(6)
The Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners are deemed to be public servants within the meaning of the Penal Code 1871, and enjoy the same judicial immunity as is enjoyed by a Supreme Court Judge.
(7)
The Commissioner and Deputy Commissioners are to be paid such remuneration and allowances as the Minister may from time to time determine.
(8)
The Minister may at any time revoke the appointment of a Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner who —
ceases to be eligible to hold that appointment in accordance with subsection (4);
has become permanently incapable of discharging the functions of a Commissioner or Deputy Commissioner, as the case may be; or
has misconducted himself or herself in such a manner as to render him or her unfit to continue holding the appointment.
(9)
When the Commissioner is or is expected to be absent from duty, the Commissioner or, if the Commissioner is absent, the Minister may appoint a Deputy Commissioner to be acting Commissioner during the Commissioner’s absence.