Section Sch4-20 — Employment Relations Act 2000: Arbitrating body

20 Arbitrating body (1) The arbitrating body, for the purposes of the compulsory arbitration, is a committee appointed from time to time under this clause. (2) The committee consists of— (a) an equal number of representatives (not exceeding 2) nominated respectively by the service organisations jointly and the Commissioner; and (b) a person to chair the committee, who is to be either— (i) a person mutually agreed by the service organisations and the Commissioner; or (ii) a person designated by the chief executive of the Department of Labour. (3) The person designated under subclause (2)(b)(ii) may be the same person as the person designated under clause 5 as the mediator. (4) If the service organisations or the Commissioner fail to make nominations for the purposes of subclause (2)(a) or act in such a way that the committee cannot be established, in accordance with subclause (2), the chief executive of the Department of Labour must appoint as members of the committee such persons as the chief executive of the Department of Labour thinks fit. (5) The members of the committee hold office at the pleasure of the chief executive of the Department of Labour.