Intellectual Property Rights from Publicly Financed Research and
R 385
"independent"
in relation to an EAP or a person compiling a specialist report or undertaking a specialised process or appointed as a member of an appeal panel, means—
(a) | that such EAP or person has no business, financial, personal or other interest in the activity, application or appeal in respect of which that EAP or person is appointed in terms of these Regulations other than fair remuneration for work performed in connection with that activity, application or appeal; or |
(b) | that there are no circumstances that may compromise the objectivity of that EAP or person in performing such work; |