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adoption of, regional and international
treaties, commitments, recommendations or
standards.
(6)
The Minister shall submit any recommendations
made to him under subsection (5)(c) to Cabinet for its
approval.
(7)
The Telecommunications Commission shall not —
(a)
subject to section 5(c), enter into any regional
or international treaty or convention
obligations of Solomon Islands; or
(b)
enter into any agreement or arrangement with
any international aid agency in respect of
matters relating to this Act except with the
approval of Cabinet.
(8)
The Telecommunications Commission shall pay
Solomon Islands’ membership fee or other charges to any
regional or international telecommunications body.
Selection and
appointment of
Commissioner
(1)
The commissioner shall be appointed by the Minister
7.
by notice published in the Gazette pursuant to the recommendation of an
Evaluation Committee (“Committee”) comprising the following members—
(a)
(b)
the Chairman of the Law Reform
Commission, as Chairman of the Committee;
the Governor of the Central Bank of
Solomon Islands; and
(c)
the Chairman of Solomon Islands Chamber
of Commerce and Industry.
(2)
Subject to subsection (3), if any position referred to
in subsection (1) is vacant or if any person referred to in
subsection (1) is unavailable (due to a conflict of interest or
otherwise), the next most senior official of the relevant body
shall take the allotted place on the Committee until such
vacancy is filled or such person becomes available.
(3)
If there is no Chairman of the Law Reform
Commission, then until such time as a Chairman is
appointed, his place on the evaluation committee shall be