Section 66 of The Labour Relations Act 2007: Persons appointed to conciliate

(1) A person appointed to conciliate a dispute under this Part shall be ―
(a) a public officer;
(b) any other person drawn from a panel of conciliators appointed by the Minister after consulting the Board; or
(c) a conciliator from the Conciliation and Mediation Commission.
(2) If the Minister appoints a conciliation committee to conciliate a trade dispute, the Minister shall appoint―
(a) a chairperson in accordance with subsection (1);
(b) an even number of persons drawn equally from lists submitted to the Minister by the employer and trade union representatives respectively on the Board; and
(c) the secretary of the conciliation committee.

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