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PART 2
Appointment of Chief Assessor and Assessors
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Appointment of Chief Assessor and Assessors
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5. (1) The Minister shall appoint—
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(a) a person (in this Act referred to as the “Chief Assessor”) to be the Chief Court Delays Assessor, and
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(b) such and so many persons (each of whom in this Act shall be referred to as an “Assessor”) as the Minister considers appropriate to be Court Delays Assessors.
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(2) The Chief Assessor shall, on the date of his or her appointment, be—
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(a) a retired judge of the District Court, the Circuit Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court, or
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(b) a practising barrister or practising solicitor of not less than 10 years’ standing.
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(3) Each Assessor, other than the Chief Assessor, shall, on the date of his or her appointment, be—
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(a) a retired judge of the District Court, the Circuit Court, the High Court, the Court of Appeal or the Supreme Court, or
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(b) a practising barrister or practising solicitor of not less than 5 years’ standing.
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(4) Subject to this Act, an Assessor appointed under this Act shall be independent in the performance of his or her functions.
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(5) A reference in this Act to an Assessor includes a reference to the Chief Assessor.
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