Corrective Services Act 2006

Appointed board members are appointed by the Governor in Council.

In recommending a person to the Governor in Council for appointment, the Minister—

must be satisfied the person is appropriately qualified to perform the functions of a board member; and

for an appointment as the president or a deputy president—must consult with the parliamentary committee about the proposed appointment; and

for an appointment as a community board member or professional board member—

must consult with the president about the proposed appointment; and

must have regard to ensuring the parole board represents the diversity of the Queensland community; and

must have regard to providing for—

balanced gender representation in the membership of the parole board; and

the representation of Aboriginal people and Torres Strait Islanders in the membership of the parole board.

Before recommending a person to the Governor in Council for appointment, the Minister must request the chief executive to assess (under chapter 6, part 13, division 2) the person’s suitability to perform functions as a board member.

The president and the deputy presidents must be appointed on a full-time basis.

A professional board member may be appointed on a full-time or part-time basis.

Subsection (2)(b) does not apply to the reappointment of a person as the president or a deputy president.

In this section—parliamentary committee means—

if the Legislative Assembly resolves that a particular committee of the Assembly is to be the parliamentary committee under this Act—that committee; or

if paragraph (a) does not apply and the standing rules and orders under the Parliament of Queensland Act 2001 state that the portfolio area of a portfolio committee includes the parole board—that committee; or

otherwise—the portfolio committee whose portfolio area includes the department, or the part of a department, in which this Act is administered.