Section 99 — Human Rights Act 1993: Chairpersons of Tribunal

99 Chairpersons of Tribunal (1) Every Chairperson of the Tribunal shall be appointed by the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Minister. (2) Where the Governor-General on the recommendation of the Minister considers it necessary, the Governor-General may appoint 2 persons to the office of Chairperson of the Tribunal. (3) Where there are 2 Chairpersons of the Tribunal, each Chairperson shall exercise principally those parts of the Tribunal's jurisdiction that are specified from time to time in his or her warrant of appointment but nothing shall prevent each Chairperson from exercising any other part of the Tribunal's jurisdiction. (4) Where a second Chairperson of the Tribunal is appointed, a new warrant of appointment may be issued to the existing Chairperson specifying the parts of the Tribunal's jurisdiction that the existing Chairperson is principally to exercise. (5) In this Part of this Act, a reference to “ the Chairperson ” or “ the Chairperson of the Tribunal ” shall be read as a reference to either Chairperson where there are 2 Chairpersons of the Tribunal. Compare: 1977 No 49 s 47A; 1993 No 35 s 5(1)