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SEVENTH SCHEDULE—continued shall continue as a member of that Appeal Committee until the Committee has completed its work.

Powers of Appeal Committees

4.—(1) An Appeal Committee shall have all the powers and duties of the Commission that are necessary to perform its functions and discharge its duties under this Act.

(2) An Appeal Committee shall have the powers, rights and privileges vested in a District Court on the hearing of an action, including—
 * (a) the enforcement of the attendance of witnesses and their examination on oath or otherwise;
 * (b) the compelling of the production of documents; and
 * (c) the award of such costs or expenses as may be prescribed under section 65.

(3) A summons signed by such member of an Appeal Committee as may be authorised by the Appeal Committee shall be equivalent to any formal procedure capable of being issued in an action for enforcing the attendance of witnesses and compelling the production of documents.

(4) Where any person being duly summoned to attend before an Appeal Committee does not so attend, that person shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000 or to imprisonment for a term not exceeding 6 months or to both.

(5) A witness before an Appeal Committee shall be entitled to the same immunities and privileges as if he were a witness before a District Court.

(6) All appeals under section 34 shall be determined, having regard to the nature and complexity of the appeal, as soon as reasonably practicable.

(7) An Appeal Committee shall notify the Commission and the parties to the appeal of the date on and the place at which the appeal shall be heard.

(8) An Appeal Committee shall notify the Commission and the parties to the appeal of its decision in respect of the appeal and the reasons for its decision.

Allowances

5. Members of the Appeal Committee may receive such remuneration and such travelling and subsistence allowances as the Minister may determine.