PART 1THE INDEPENDENT FINANCIAL REVIEW PANEL
Independent status
3Independence and openness
1
The Panel shall not, in the exercise of its functions, be subject to the direction or control of—
a
the Assembly; or
b
the Commission.
2
A Panel member is not a member of the staff of the Assembly.
3
The Panel shall—
a
act in such a manner that its decisions and its reasons for those decisions are readily ascertainable;
b
publish such information as will enable the public to be kept informed about its activities.
4
Subsection (3) does not prevent the Panel from—
a
considering a matter in private,
b
maintaining the privacy of its consideration of that matter, or
c
refraining from publishing material relating to that matter,
if, in the opinion of the Panel, the nature of that matter makes it appropriate to do so.