Membership of Commission
7 Membership of Commission
(1) The Minister must, by Gazette notice, appoint the members of the Commission.
(2) The Commission consists of the number of members, not less than 4, that the Minister considers appropriate for the proper conduct of the business of the Commission.
(3) A person is qualified for appointment as a member if the Minister is satisfied that the person has the appropriate knowledge, experience and expertise to be a member.
A person is not eligible to be appointed as a member if:
(a) the person holds an office, or has an interest, in a club or body corporate that holds a liquor licence or a gaming machine licence; or
(b) in the previous 2 years, the person has been disqualified from holding a liquor licence, either in the person's own right or as a nominated manager; or
(c) the person has been declared bankrupt, applied to take the benefit of a law for the relief of bankrupt or insolvent debtors, compounded with creditors or made an assignment of the person's remuneration for their benefit.
(5) At least one member must have qualifications or appropriate knowledge, experience and expertise in health-related matters, and be of good standing.
(6) For subsection (5), appropriate knowledge, experience and expertise in health-related matters includes:
(a) current or previous registration with the Australian Health Practitioner Registration Agency for at least 5 years; or
(b) clinical experience the Minister considers to be the equivalent of registration mentioned in paragraph (a).
(7) The exercise of the powers or the performance of the functions of the Commission is not affected by a vacancy in the office of a member.
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