Cap. 492 Art. 28Advisory Panels.

(1) The Advisory Panel shall be composed of persons who, in the opinion of the Commissioner, are qualified to carry out the duties of advisors in matters relating to voluntary organisations and the voluntary sector in general.

(2) The Advisory Panel shall:

(a) communicate with the parties to the dispute immediately on the referral of such dispute by the Commissioner;

(b) organise meetings between the parties, as may be necessary, in order to resolve the dispute;

(c) consider the causes and circumstances of the dispute;

(d) endeavour to bring about amicable settlement of the dispute as expeditiously as possible;

(e) make recommendations, as deemed fit, in order to resolve the dispute;

(f) in the event of failure to achieve amicable settlement make recommendations for mediation or arbitration in terms of articles 29 and 30.