TSC Appeal Board

The Appeal Board consists of the following persons:

1. a nominee of the Vanuatu Teacher's Union; and
2. a nominee of the Law Commission; and
3. a nominee of the Vanuatu National Council of Women; and
4. a nominee of the Ministry of Education; and
5. the secretary of the Commission who is to be the secretary of the Board

Appointment for the Board Chair person

The Minister is to appoint the Chairperson of the Board from amongst the members of the Board listed in subsection (1).Refer to TSC ACT No 38 20

To be eligible for appointment as the chairperson, a person must have legal or industrial training or experience and be of good character.

Not Eligible to be a board member

A person is not qualified to be appointed to a Board if he or she is:

(a) a member of Parliament; or
(b) a member of an Education Authority or a Provincial Education Board; or
(c) a person who exercises any position of responsibility in a political party; or
(d) a member of a Provincial Government Council or Municipal Council.

Conflict of Interest

A Board member must declare his or her conflict of interest on any matter being appealed to the Board and may not take part in any discussions or decisions to be made on such matter.

Summoning progress

1. A Board may determine its own procedures and is to conduct itself without regard to legal formality or the rules of evidence.
(2)A Board may summon a person before it to give evidence and to produce documents.

(3) A Board may require a person giving evidence before it to take an oath or affirmation that he or she will teU the truth and may administer that oath or affirmation.

(4) A summons to a witness under this section may be served personally or by sending it by prepaid post to the last known address of the person concerned.

(5) A person summoned to attend as a witness before the Board must not, without reasonable excuse:
(a) refuses or fails to attend; or
(b) refuses or fails to produce documents in accordance with the summons; or
(c) refuses to take an oath or affirmation to tell the truth; or
(d) refuses to answer a question the Board determines must be answered unless the person reasonably believes the answer to the question will incriminate him or her.

(6) A person who contravenes subsection (5) is guilty of an offence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding VT250,OOO.

(7) The hearing of an appeal before a Board is open to the public unless the Board determines that the appeal be heard in private.

(8) The Board may give directions prohibiting or restricting the publication or other disclosure of evidence given or tendered before the Board.

(9) A person who contravenes subsection (8) is guilty of an Qffence punishable on conviction by a fine not exceeding VT250,OOO.

The Current Teaching Service Commission Appeal Board Members: