Administrative
Tribunal
The Conference
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Having taken note
of the Director-General's request to it to approve the setting up of an Administrative Tribunal in conformity with Article XV, paragraph 3, of the Constitution, and of the third paragraph of Section 8 of the Report of the Fourth Session of the Council relating to staff regulations;
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Considers
it desirable that the Director-General's request should be implemented as soon as practicable as a means of safeguarding the legal status of the staff as contemplated in Article XV; and accordingly
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Requests
the
Council
to arrange for the preparation, with the assistance of competent international legal advice, for consideration by the next
Conference
, of a Draft Statute to establish an
Administrative Tribunal
, due regard being paid to the Statute of the
International Labour Office Tribunal
and to the Draft Statute of the proposed
United Nations Administrative Tribunal
. The Conference also
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Requests
the
Council
to amend Regulation 89 of the Revised General Staff Regulations so as: to broaden the competence of the Appeals Committee, by giving it authority to include consideration of grievances of a staff member on the entire subject of terms and conditions of service, and to specify that the
Director-General
shall provide such legal counsel for the Committee as the Committee may deem necessary. The Conference further
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Requests
the
Director-General
to make arrangements for consideration under the terms of Regulation 39 of the aforementioned General Staff Regulations, of the cases of staff members to whom notice of separation was given prior to the approval by the Fourth Session of the Council of these Regulations. The Conference also
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Requests
the
Council
to report to the next session of the Conference on experience under the Staff Appeals Committee procedure.