Section 101 — Human Rights Act 1993: Panel

101 Panel (1) The Minister shall maintain a panel of not more than 20 persons who may be appointed pursuant to section 98 of this Act. (2) In considering the suitability of persons for inclusion on the Panel, the Minister must have regard to the need for persons included on the Panel to have between them knowledge of, or experience in,— (a) different aspects of matters likely to come before the Tribunal: (b) New Zealand law, or the law of another country, or international law, on human rights: (c) public administration, or the law relating to public administration: (d) current economic, employment, or social issues: (e) cultural issues and the needs and aspirations (including life experiences) of different communities of interest and population groups in New Zealand society. (2A) At least 3 members of the panel must be barristers or solicitors of the High Court of not less than 5 years' practice. (3) The name of a person shall be removed from the panel if— (a) The person dies or is, under the Insolvency Act 2006, adjudged bankrupt; or (b) The Minister directs that the name of the person be removed from the panel for disability affecting performance of duty, neglect of duty, or misconduct, proved to the satisfaction of the Minister; or (c) A period of 5 years has elapsed since the date on which the Minister last approved the entry of the person's name; or (d) The person requests by writing addressed to the Minister that his or her name be removed. (4) Where subsection (3)(c) or subsection (3)(d) of this section applies, the name of the person shall not be removed from the panel until any hearings in respect of which that person was appointed to the Tribunal have concluded. Compare: 1977 No 49 s 47C; 1993 No 35 s 5(1) Subsection (2) was substituted and subsection (2A) was inserted, as from 1 January 2002, by section 17 Human Rights Amendment Act 2001 (2001 No 96). Section 101(3)(a): amended, on 3 December 2007, by section 445 of the Insolvency Act 2006 (2006 No 55).