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(a) the conduct of sector specific studies;
(b) the review of the Act and any other legislation;
(c) the review of any issues concerning any regulations;
(d) the review of any operational issues, including the performance, recruitment and
retention of employees; and
(e) the review and/or performance of any other function conferred upon the Commission in
terms of section II of the Act.
(2) A committee appointed in terms of section I5 of the Act shall include at least one member of
the Commission who shall be the ex officio chairperson of the committee unless otherwise as
directed by the Commission.
(3) All committees established in terms of section I5 of the Act shall be appointed by the
Commission in a general meeting convened for that purpose.
(4) In appointing the committees, the Commission shall take into account interests not already
adequately represented within the Commission as well as the specialist knowledge, expertise and
experience required to properly deal with the issues to be assigned to the committee.
(5) Each committee shall be appointed for a specific task, which must be conducted and
finalized within a reasonable time from the date of appointment, unless otherwise authorized by the
Minister.
(6) The appointment of members of the committees shall be by a show of hands on the basis of a
simple majority from a list of candidates compiled by the Executive Director in consultation with
the Chairperson of the Commission.
(7) The Commission or a sub-committee duly constituted shall draw up the terms of reference of
the committee before the commencement of their mandate.
(8) Each committee shall produce a written report, which deals with the issues referred to it at
the conclusion of its mandate.
(9) The Chairperson of the Commission may, from time to time, invite the chairperson of any
committee to give regular updates to the Commission in respect of the work done. At the conclusion
of the committee's mandate, the chairperson of the committee and members of the committee shall
present their findings and recommendations to the Commission at a meeting convened for this
purpose.
(10) The Commission shall be guided by the findings of the committee in resolving the issue
that was handled by the committee, unless compelling reasons such as a serious error in judgment
on the part of the committee preclude the Commission from implementing the committee's report
without properly motivated modifications.
Publication of Commission decisions
31. (1) The Commission shall publish in its website, if any, a summary of its decisions on the first
day of every quarter, or, if the first day of the quarter falls on a weekend or a holiday, on the next
business day, containing the following information -