[rpd] Clarifications about the Appeal Committee

[Frank Habicht]

Dear Chair,

On 15/03/2021 17:01, chair at afrinic.net wrote:

> The Board of Directors sought legal advice to address this issue. It was

> advised that based on the provisions of the Appeal Committee ToR, the

> said committee is only lawfully constituted by five members. Any other

> interpretation would contravene the clear provisions of the ToR.


This is surprising, to me.

According to the minutes [1], there have been several meetings without
all five members present - [2]. Were these all without quorum?

Thanks,
Frank Habicht

[1]
https://afrinic.net/policy/appeal-committee#appeals

[2]
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/20210117-appeal-minutes.pdf
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/20201217-appeal-minutes.pdf
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/20201210-appeal-minutes.pdf
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/20201203-appeal-minutes.pdf
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/polaplcom-min-20200306-en.pdf
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/20210211-appeal-minutes.pdf
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/20210209-appeal-minutes.pdf
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/20210204-appeal-minutes.pdf
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/20210121-appeal-minutes.pdf
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/20201126-appeal-minutes.pdf
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/20201119-appeal-minutes.pdf
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/20201105-appeal-minutes.pdf
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/20201102-appeal-minutes.pdf
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/20201029-appeal-minutes.pdf
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/polaplcom-min-20200306-en.pdf
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/20180302-appeal-minutes.pdf
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/20180227-appeal-minutes.pdf
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/20180223-appeal-minutes.pdf
https://afrinic.net/ast/pdf/policy/20180223-appeal-minutes.pdf