s.32 — Tribunal

32 (1) The Tribunal known as the Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario in English and Tribunal des droits de la personne de l’Ontario in French is continued. (2) The Tribunal shall be composed of such members as are appointed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council in accordance with the selection process described in subsection (3). (3) The selection process for the appointment of members of the Tribunal shall be a competitive process and the criteria to be applied in assessing candidates shall include the following: 1. Experience, knowledge or training with respect to human rights law and issues. 2. Aptitude for impartial adjudication. 3. Aptitude for applying the alternative adjudicative practices and procedures that may be set out in the Tribunal rules. (4) The members of the Tribunal shall be paid such remuneration and allowance for expenses as are fixed by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. (5) A member of the Tribunal shall be appointed for such term as may be specified by the Lieutenant Governor in Council. (6) The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall appoint a chair and may appoint one or more vice-chairs of the Tribunal from among the members of the Tribunal. (7) The Lieutenant Governor in Council shall designate one of the vice-chairs to be the alternate chair. (8) If the chair is unable to act, the alternate chair shall perform the duties of the chair and, for this purpose, has all the powers of the chair. (9) The Tribunal may appoint such employees as it considers necessary for the proper conduct of its affairs and the employees shall be appointed under Part III of the Public Service of Ontario Act, 2006.  ; (10) A member or employee of the Tribunal shall not be required to give testimony in a civil suit or any proceeding as to information obtained in the course of a proceeding before the Tribunal. (11) Despite subsection (10), an employee of the Tribunal may be required to give testimony in a proceeding before the Tribunal in the circumstances prescribed by the Tribunal rules.