Section 9
There shall be a selection committee of eight members having
the duty to select the appropriate persons who should be appointed as the Chairperson in
section 8
(1) or the honorary director in
section 8
(1)two persons appointed by the Prime Minister;
(2)two persons appointed by the President of the Parliament;
(3)two persons appointed by the Ombudsman;
(4)two persons appointed by the National Human Rights Commission.
In the event that the person having the appointment power in (2), (3), or (4) is
unable to appoint members of the selection committee in his part within forty- five days from
the date of notice from the Office, the Office shall nominate the persons to the Prime Minister
to consider and appoint the appropriate persons to be the selection committee on behalf of such
person having the appointment power.
The selection committee shall select one member to act as the Chairperson of the selection committee
and another one member to act as the Secretary of the selection committee and the Office shall
perform the duty as the administrative unit of the selection committee.
In the event that any member of the selection committee is vacant, a new member must be selected
to replace such vacancy without delay. During the time that no new member has been selected,
the selection committee shall consist of the existing members.
No member of the section committee shall be entitled to be nominated as the Chairperson in
section 8 (1)
or the honorary director in
section 8 (4).