Chapter 10:30 Zimbabwe Human Rights Commission Act No. 2/2012 (3) If the question of removing a Commissioner has been referred to a tribunal appointed under subsection (4), the President may suspend that person from performing the functions of his or her office and any such suspension— (a) may at any time be revoked by the President; and (b) shall cease to have effect if the tribunal advises the President that the person should not be removed. (4) The tribunal referred to in this section shall consist of a chairperson and two other members appointed by the President, and— (a) the chairperson shall be a person who is or has been a judge of the Supreme Court or the High Court; (b) at least one of the other members shall be a person who is and has been for not less than seven years, whether continuously or not, qualified to practise as a legal practitioner in Zimbabwe. (5) In computing, for the purposes of subsection (4)(b), the period during which any person has been qualified to practise as a legal practitioner, any period during which he or she was qualified to practise as an advocate or attorney in Zimbabwe shall be included. 21 Immunity No legal proceedings shall lie against the Commission or any Commissioner or the Executive Secretary or any person acting under the direction of the Commission in respect of anything which is done in good faith and without gross negligence in pursuance of this Act. 22 Provincial, district and other offices of Commission The Commission shall endeavour to establish a principal office and offices at provincial, district and other administrative levels as it considers fit for the better performance of its functions. 23 Regulations (1) The Commission may make regulations— (a) prescribing anything which by this Act and its Constitutional mandate is required or permitted to be prescribed or which, in its opinion, is necessary or convenient to be prescribed for the carrying out or giving effect to this Act; and (b) providing for the conditions of service of the Executive Secretary and the staff of the Commission. (2) The regulations of the Commission shall not have effect until they have been approved by the Minister and published in the Gazette. 12

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