A/RES/59/283 of the urgent need to strengthen legal advice and administrative support for staff members submitting an appeal; 26. Invites staff representatives to explore the possibility of establishing a staff-funded scheme in the Organization that provides legal advice and support to the staff; staff representatives may consult with the Secretary-General as they deem appropriate; 27. Invites the Secretary-General to consider appropriate incentives to be built into the system to encourage staff members to serve on the Panels; 28. Encourages the Panel of Counsel to increase outreach activities, and requests the Secretary-General to consider the inclusion of travel costs in section 28A, Office of the Under-Secretary-General for Management, of the proposed programme budget for the biennium 2006–2007, for this purpose; Administrative Law Unit 29. Notes that the Administrative Law Unit has the multiple functions of administrative review, appeals, disciplinary matters and advisory services; 30. Requests the Secretary-General to submit to the General Assembly by the end of its fifty-ninth session proposals to separate the above-mentioned functions, through the redeployment of resources, in order to avoid conflicts of interest, taking into account the following needs: (a) To ensure the necessary means to collect evidence; (b) To advise both the appellant and the respondent; (c) To ensure the uniform application of administrative decisions; (d) To ensure appropriate consultation with the Office of Human Resources Management of the Department of Management and legal experts; (e) To relay all necessary information to the Office of Human Resources Management; 31. Stresses that increased accountability by managers would contribute to the elimination of the backlog of appeals cases, as stated in the report of the Secretary-General, 15 and decides that as a means to facilitate early consideration of cases, the following procedures should be adopted: (a) Staff members wishing to appeal an administrative decision should send a copy of their request to the executive head of their department; (b) The Administrative Law Unit should clarify with managers the requirements for the respondent’s reply and the contributions expected from managers, as well as time limits; 32. Requests the Secretary-General to ensure that written explanations by managers to the Administrative Law Unit are submitted within eight weeks with no possibility of extension, and decides that compliance with this responsibility shall constitute part of the performance appraisal of managers; 33. Decides to amend staff rule 111.2 (a) to provide that staff wishing to appeal an administrative decision shall submit to the executive head of their _______________ 15 A/59/449, para. 27. 5