43 (1) The committee known as the Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee in English and Comité consultatif sur les nominations à la magistrature in French is continued. 2021, c. 4, Sched. 3, s. 4. Composition (2) The Committee is composed of, (a)  two provincial judges, appointed by the Chief Justice of the Ontario Court of Justice; (b)  three lawyers appointed by the Attorney General, one appointed from a list of three names submitted by the Law Society of Ontario, one appointed from a list of three names submitted by the Ontario Bar Association and one appointed from a list of three names submitted by the Federation of Ontario Law Associations; (c)  seven persons who are neither judges nor lawyers, appointed by the Attorney General; and (d)  a member of the Judicial Council, appointed by it. 2021, c. 4, Sched. 3, s. 4. Criteria (3) In the appointment of members under clauses (2) (b) and (c), the importance of reflecting, in the composition of the Committee as a whole, Ontario’s linguistic duality and the diversity of its population and ensuring overall gender balance shall be recognized. 2021, c. 4, Sched. 3, s. 4. Term of office (4) The members hold office for three-year terms and may be reappointed. 2021, c. 4, Sched. 3, s. 4. Chair (5) The Attorney General shall designate one of the members to chair the Committee for a term of up to three years. 2021, c. 4, Sched. 3, s. 4. Term of office (6) The same person may serve as chair for two or more terms. 2021, c. 4, Sched. 3, s. 4. Meetings (7) The Committee may hold its meetings and conduct interviews in person or through electronic means, including telephone conferencing and video conferencing. 2021, c. 4, Sched. 3, s. 4. Annual report (8) The Committee shall prepare an annual report, provide it to the Attorney General and make it available to the public. 2021, c. 4, Sched. 3, s. 4. Same (9) The annual report must include, (a)  statistics about the sex, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, cultural identity, disability status and ability to speak French of candidates who volunteer that information, including whether the candidates identify as Indigenous or as a member of a Francophone community, at each stage of the process, as specified by the Attorney General; and (b)  such other content as the Attorney General may require. 2021, c. 4, Sched. 3, s. 4. Tabling of annual report (10) The Attorney General shall table the Committee’s annual report in the Assembly. 2021, c. 4, Sched. 3, s. 4. Personal liability (11) No action or other proceeding for damages shall be instituted against any member or former member of the Committee for any act done in good faith in the execution or intended execution of any power or duty that he or she has or had as a member of the Committee, or for any neglect or default in the exercise or performance in good faith of such power or duty. 2021, c. 4, Sched. 3, s. 4. Crown liability (12) Subsection (11) does not, by reason of subsection 8 (3) of the Crown Liability and Proceedings Act, 2019, relieve the Crown of liability in respect of a tort committed by a person mentioned in subsection (11) to which it would otherwise be subject. 2021, c. 4, Sched. 3, s. 4. Transition (13) Despite subsection (2), the appointment of every person who was a member of the Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee on the day before the day section 4 of Schedule 3 to the Accelerating Access to Justice Act, 2021 came into force is continued. 2021, c. 4, Sched. 3, s. 4. Section Amendments with date in force (d/m/y) 2021, c. 4, Sched. 3, s. 4 - 19/04/2021 Judicial Appointments Advisory Committee