Section 7, The Refugees Protection Act, 2007

(1) The Appeal Committee shall consist of the followingmembers, at least one of whom shall be a woman:– (a) a judge of the Superior Court of Judicature appointed by the Chief Justice, (b) a representative each of the following:– (i) Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone; (ii) National Commission for Social Action,; (iii) Christian Council and Council of Imams, (iv) Immigration Department; and (c) a representative from the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and the Law Officers’ Department both of whom shall have advisory roles only without the right to vote. (2) The Appeal Committee shall meet at such time and place as the chairman may determine. (3) The quorum for a meeting of the Appeal Committee shall be three. (4) The function of the Appeal Committee shall be to hear and determine appeals against any decision of the Implementing Agency– (a) rejecting any individual application for refugee status; and (b) cancelling or terminating a refugee status. (5) Subject to this section, the Appeal Committee may regulate its own procedure. (6) The Appeal Committee shall have a Secretary who shall be the Director referred to in section 5. (7) The Secretary shall take and keep as a public record minutes of every meeting of the Appeal Committee. PART III– APPLICATION FOR REFUGEE STATUS