Conciliation Committee

Dates

• Usage: 1999

Biography

The Conciliation Committee was formed in 1999 consisting of three ministers and three elders, including a convener, elected annually by the Assembly.

The committee's powers and functions: a) to assist parties to appeals and complaints (and petitions that air grievances) to resolve their dispute through negotiation, prior to the hearing of the appeals, complaints (or petitions). b) to conduct negotiations between parties, or to assist parties to come before mutually agreed negotiators; c) to report to the General Assembly, in the case of unresolved disputes, whether negotiations have been held and the general outcomes of those negotiations, while keeping the content of those negotiations confidential.

Convenors: Rev KR Bell; 2002 TS Fishwick (immediate past Moderator); 2003 CR Thomas; 2004 Rev PN Orchard; 2005 Rev Dr AM Harmon; 2006 Rev GL Weber; 2007 Rev GD Lawry; 2008 Rev GM Bradbeer; 2009 Rev D Robertson; 2011 Rev A Bray; 2012 Rev L Carner; 2016 Rev ME Smith; 2017 Rev RW White; 2020 Rev JH Stasse; 2021 Elder CR Morrow; 2022 Rev PD Mercer; 2023 Rev PW Phillips;