Administrative Review Tribunal

(a) The Tribunal shall ensure that the members thereof that are selected to adjudicate an appeal in accordance with this Act shall be free from any conflict of interest.

(b) Any Tribunal member shall abstain in cases of conflict of interest, and in the absence of such abstention may be challenged by either party to the appeal:

Provided that for the purposes of this sub-article a Tribunal member shall be deemed to have a conflict of interest:

(i) on the grounds on which a judge or magistrate may be challenged or abstain in terms of the Code of Organization and Civil Procedure;

(ii) if he has previously expressed his professional opinion in relation to the subject matter of the appeal or an issue which is an important consideration with respect to the subject matter of the appeal; or

(iii) if he provides ongoing professional services to a direct competitor of one of the parties to the appeal in such a manner as to undermine his impartiality, or to give the reasonable appearance of a lack of impartiality.