Inquiries Act 2007 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Committees of Inquiry
10. Composition of committee
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committee of inquiry
“committee” or “committee of inquiry” means any committee of inquiry appointed by the Minister under section 9, and includes the members of the committee, or a quorum of the members, or the sole member, sitting for the purposes of the inquiry;
Where a committee consists of more than one person, the Minister must appoint one of the members to be the chairperson.
committee
“committee” or “committee of inquiry” means any committee of inquiry appointed by the Minister under section 9, and includes the members of the committee, or a quorum of the members, or the sole member, sitting for the purposes of the inquiry;
Where a committee consists of one member only, the member is vested with the powers of the chairperson.
member
“member” means a member of any commission of inquiry or committee of inquiry (as the case may be) and includes the chairperson of such commission or committee;
The Minister may, from time to time, add to the members of any such committee.
Minister
“Minister”, in relation to a committee of inquiry, means the Minister who appointed the committee of inquiry under section 9 and includes the Minister’s successor in office;
The Minister may appoint a person to replace any member —
who has died or resigned; or
whom the Minister is satisfied —
is incapacitated by reason of physical or mental disability; or
is unwilling, unable or unfit to discharge the functions of a member.
When a new member has been appointed under subsection (4) or (5), it is not necessary for any evidence which may have been taken before the committee prior to such appointment to be retaken.
A member may resign from his or her office at any time by written notice to the Minister.
Every member appointed under this Part is, so long as he or she is acting as such member, deemed to be a public servant within the meaning of the Penal Code 1871, and every inquiry under this Part is deemed to be a judicial proceeding within the meaning of the Penal Code 1871.