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The AFRINIC Board at its special meeting held on 23 August 2021 resolved to revoke the current Terms of Reference for the Appeal Committee and replace them with new Terms of Reference.

The Board resolution is as follows:-

Resolution 202108.632

WHEREAS the Board of Directors has taken note of the feedback from the Policy Development Working Group with regards to the Appeal Committee Terms of Reference Version 3;

RESOLVED that

The Appeal Committee Terms of Reference Version 3 dated 08 July 2021, be revoked with immediate effect.

For the purposes of Section 3.5(1) of AFRINIC’s Consolidated Policy Manual, that a new Terms of Reference of the Appeal Committee Version 4 dated 23 August 2021 be approved.

The ToR is published here - https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee#tor.

This new version of the ToR replaces the AFRINIC Policy Development Appeal Committee Terms of Reference Version 3 dated 08 July 2021.

The reconstitution of the Appeal Committee is currently ongoing so that the current appeals can be assessed.

 

 

 

 

The AFRINIC Policy Development Appeal Committee, or the Appeal Committee, is a committee appointed by the AFRINIC Board, intended to adjudicate appeals in terms of the Conflict Resolution section of the AFRINIC Policy Development Process (PDP).

Any such appeal will involve a disagreement regarding the actions taken by the Chair(s) of the Policy Development Working Group (PDWG).

The Appeal Committee Terms of Reference are published at https://www.afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee.

The AFRINIC Board is hereby calling for nominations from the community for two Appeal Committee positions up for an appointment - One former PDWG Chair and One active PDWG member.

If you are interested to serve on the Appeal Committee, then please send your expression of interest, including a short biography, by email to policy-liaison at afrinic dot net by 31 August 2021 at 23:59 UTC.