(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.
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