(1) The Immigration Detention Review Committee shall be composed of 9 members, including 1 chairperson, with due consideration given to gender balance. In such cases, a majority of the members shall be persons who are not affiliated with the Ministry of Justice (hereinafter referred to in this Article as "external members"); the external members shall include 1 person each recommended by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the President of the Korean Bar Association from among those falling under paragraph (2)3 through 6.
(2) Members of the Immigration Detention Review Committee shall have any of the following qualifications:
1. A public official belonging to the Senior Executive Service of the Ministry of Justice or a public official of Grade IV or above;
2. A public official belonging to the Senior Executive Service of an agency prescribed by Presidential Decree or a public official of Grade IV or above, who is designated by the head of the relevant agency;
3. A person who has served or is serving as a judge, a prosecutor, or an attorney-at-law for at least 5 years;
4. A person who has served, or is serving, for at least 5 years as an associate professor or in a position equivalent thereto, teaching law, political science, sociology, psychology, etc. at a school defined in Article 2 of the Higher Education Act;
5. A person who has worked, or is working, for at least 10 years in the field of human rights at a non-profit private organization registered pursuant to the Assistance for Non-Profit, Non-Governmental Organizations Act;
6. Any other person equivalent to those specified in subparagraphs 1 through 5, who possesses substantial professional knowledge and experience in alien detention affairs.
(3) The chairperson of the Immigration Detention Review Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "chairperson") shall be appointed by the Minister of Justice from among the external members.
(4) The Immigration Detention Review Committee shall have no more than 3 standing members. The standing members shall be appointed from among general service public officials belonging to the Senior Executive Service or public officials of Grade IV or higher, and shall serve as a public official in a fixed term position pursuant to Article 26-5 of the State Public Officials Act; matters concerning the appointment of standing members shall be prescribed by Presidential Decree.
(5) Among the members of the Immigration Detention Review Committee, those who are not standing members shall be appointed or commissioned by the Minister of Justice.[This Article Added on Mar. 18, 2025]