Department of Employment and Social Development Act

Marginal note:Composition

• 45 (1) The Tribunal consists of full-time and part-time members to be appointed by the Governor in Council.

• Marginal note:Chairperson and Vice-chairpersons

  (2) The Governor in Council designates one of the full-time members to hold office as the Chairperson and three full-time members to hold office as Vice-chairpersons, one of whom is responsible for the Appeal Division, one of whom is responsible for the Income Security Section and one of whom is responsible for the Employment Insurance Section.

• (3) [Repealed, 2014, c. 39, s. 252]

• Marginal note:Mandate

  (4) Each full-time member of the Tribunal is to be appointed for a term of not more than five years, and each part-time member is to be appointed for a term of not more than two years. A member may be reappointed for one or more additional terms.

• Marginal note:Tenure

  (5) Each member of the Tribunal holds office during good behaviour and may be removed for cause by the Governor in Council at any time.

• Marginal note:Completion of ongoing matters

  (6) An individual who ceases to be a member for any reason other than removal may, at the request of the Chairperson, within 12 weeks after ceasing to be a member, carry out and complete any duties and functions that they would otherwise have had in connection with any matter that came before the Tribunal while they were still a member and in respect of which there was any proceeding in which they participated as a member. For that purpose, the person is deemed to be a part-time member.