5—Appointment of Electoral Commissioner and Deputy Electoral
Commissioner
(1) The Governor
may—
(a) on a
recommendation made by resolution of both Houses of Parliament, appoint a
person to be the Electoral Commissioner; and
(b)
appoint a person to be the Deputy Electoral Commissioner.
(2) On a vacancy
occurring in the office of Electoral Commissioner, the matter of inquiring
into and reporting on a suitable person for appointment to the vacant office
is referred by force of this subsection to the Statutory Officers Committee
established under the Parliamentary Committees Act 1991 .
(3) Neither
the Electoral Commissioner nor the Deputy Electoral Commissioner may, without
the consent of the Minister, engage in any remunerative employment outside the
functions and duties of their respective offices.