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(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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