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Appointment of Jersey Law Commissioners

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A decision made on 3 July 2019

Ministerial decision reference    MD-C-2019-0074 

Decision summary title    Appointment of Jersey Law Commissioners

Decision summary author

Chief Minister’s Private Secretary

Is the decision summary public or exempt? 

Public

Report title    Jersey Law Commissioners- Biographies

Report author or name of

person giving report

Chief Minister’s Private Secretary

Is the report public or exempt?

Public

Decision and reason for the decision

In line with the procedure set out in P.205/2009, the Chief Minister has decided to appoint Dr Elina Steinerte, Timothy Hart, and Mark Dunlop as Law Commissioners, being satisfied that they had the necessary expertise to fulfil the role.

The Jersey Law Commission is an independent body, set up by the States of Jersey in 1996. Its Commissioners are unpaid and seek to identify and examine aspects of law, with the view to develop and/or reform them. The Commission’s work is then considered by the Government of Jersey and the States Assembly.

The biographies of the appointees are included as a Report attached to this MD.

Resource implications

None as a consequence of this Ministerial Decision.

Action required

The Chief Minister’s Private Secretary to inform the Greffier of the States of this decision.

Signature

 

 

 

 

Position

 

Senator John Le Fondré

Chief Minister

 

 

Date signed

 

Effective date of the decision

 

 

 

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