Health Insurance Act 1973

A Committee established under subsection 124E(1) or (3) consists of the following members:

the Chairperson;

subject to subsections (6), (7) and (8) and section 124EB, one person selected by the Chairperson from a list submitted under subsection (2);

subject to subsection (8) and section 124EB, one person selected by the Chairperson from persons nominated under subsection (3).

A professional organisation may submit to the Minister a list of names of persons nominated for the purposes of paragraph (1)(b).

The Minister may nominate persons for the purposes of paragraph (1)(c).

The nomination of a person under subsection (2) or (3) may be revoked at any time:

by the person nominated—by writing signed by that person and delivered to the Minister; or

by the Minister—by writing signed by the Minister and delivered to the person.

The Minister must keep each Chairperson informed in writing:

of the persons nominated under subsections (2) and (3); and

of any revocation of a nomination under subsection (4).

Where no person is available for a Chairperson to select under paragraph (1)(b) in constituting a Committee, the Minister must, in place of each person to be so selected, appoint to the Committee a person whom the Minister considers to be the most appropriate person to be appointed to the Committee.

For the purposes of this Part, a person appointed under subsection (6) is taken to have been selected in accordance with paragraph (1)(b).

Where a member of a Committee selected under paragraph (1)(b) or (c) has a direct or indirect interest (whether pecuniary or otherwise) in a matter that is, or is about to be, the subject of proceedings before the Committee:

the member must immediately inform the Chairperson of that interest; and

the member is taken to be disqualified from membership of the Committee; and

another selection is to be made under paragraph (1)(b) or (c), as the case requires.