(a) one must be a person who-(i) has served as a judge 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) one must be chosen from a panel of at least three legal practitioners of at least seven years' standing who have been nominated by the association, constituted under an Act of Parliament, which represents legal practitioners in Zimbabwe; and (c) the remainder must be persons referred to in paragraph (a) or (b). (5) The President must designate one of the members of a tribunal appointed under this section to be chairperson of the tribunal. (6) 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. (7) After due inquiry a tribunal appointed under this section must report its findings to the Judicial Service Commission and the Commission, after considering the tribunal's findings, must report to the President whether or not, in its opinion, the judge concerned should be removed from office. (8) The President must act in accordance with any recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission under this section. (9) If the question of a judge's removal from office has been referred to a tribunal under this section, the Chief Justice must suspend the judge from office until the President, on the recommendation of the Judicial Service Commission, revokes the suspension or removes the judge from office. PART III PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MEMBERS OF JUDICIARY GENERALLY 167 Appointment of judicial officers other than judges An Act of Parliament that provides for the appointment of members of the judiciary, apart from judges, must ensure that the appointments are made without favour or prejudice. 168 Oath of office Before taking office, a member of the judiciary must take the judicial oath in the form set out in the First Schedule. 169 Remuneration of members of judiciary (1) Members of the judiciary are entitled to the salaries, allowances and other benefits that are prescribed under an Act of Parliament. (2) The salaries and allowances of members of the judiciary must be charged upon and paid out of the Consolidated Revenue Fund. (3) ) The salaries, allowances and other benefits of members of the judiciary must not be reduced during the members' tenure of office. - 66 -

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