92 (4) A tribunal appointed under this section must consist of at least three members appointed by the President, of whom– (a) at least one must be a person who— (i) has served as a judge of the Supreme Court or High Court in Zimbabwe; or (ii) holds or has held office as a judge of a court with unlimited jurisdiction in civil or criminal matters in a country whose common law is Roman-Dutch or English, and English is an official language; (b) at least one must be chosen from a list of three or more legal practitioners of seven years’ standing or more who have been nominated by the association, constituted under an Act of Parliament, which represents legal practitioners in Zimbabwe. (5) The President must designate one of the members of a tribunal appointed under this section to be chairperson of the tribunal. (6) The association referred to in subsection (4)(b) must prepare the list referred to in that subsection when so required by the President. (7) A tribunal appointed under subsection (2) or (3) must inquire into the question of removing the judge concerned from office and, having done so, must report its findings to the President and recommend whether or not the judge should be removed from office. (8) The President must act in accordance with the tribunal’s recommendation in terms of subsection (7). (9) A tribunal appointed under this section has the same rights and powers as commissioners under the Commissions of Inquiry Act [Chapter 10:07], or any law that replaces that Act. (10) If the question of removing a judge from office has been referred to a tribunal under this section, the judge is suspended from office until the President, on the recommendation of the tribunal, revokes the suspension or removes the judge from office. (11) An Act of Parliament may empower the Judicial Service Commission or a tribunal appointed under this section to require any judge to submit to a medical examination by a medical board established for that purpose, in order to ascertain his or her physical or mental health. 8.27 Conditions of service and tenure of members of judiciary (1) Judges are entitled to the salaries, allowances and other benefits fixed from time to time by the Judicial Service Commission with the approval of the President given after consultation with the Minister responsible for justice and on the recommendation of the Minister responsible for finance. (2) An Act of Parliament must provide for the conditions of service of judicial officers other than judges and must ensure that their promotion, transfer and dismissal, and any disciplinary steps taken against them, take place— (a) with the approval of the Judicial Service Commission; and (b) in a fair and transparent manner and without fear, favour or prejudice.

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