Membership of Board
143 Membership of Board
The Board consists of 5 members jointly appointed by the Minister and the Attorney General by Gazette notice.
The Board must include 2 members who are medical practitioners.
A person may be appointed as a member of the Board if the Minister and Attorney General are satisfied the person has knowledge, skills or experience relevant to the Board’s functions.
A person may not be appointed as a member of the Board if the person—
is an insolvent under administration under the Corporations Act 2001 of the Commonwealth, section 9, or
has a conviction, other than a spent conviction, for an indictable offence, or
is a member of either House of Parliament.
In this section—
spent conviction means a spent conviction under the Criminal Records Act 1991.
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