Electoral Act 1992

A commission called the Electoral Commission of Queensland is established.

When the commission is performing its functions under part 3, the commission consists of the following commissioners—

the chairperson;

the electoral commissioner;

1 other commissioner.

When the commission is performing its functions other than its functions under part 3, the commission consists solely of the electoral commissioner.

The chairperson and the nonjudicial appointee—

are to be appointed by the Governor in Council; and

hold office on a part-time basis.

The person appointed as chairperson must—

be a judge or former judge of a court of the Commonwealth or a State or Territory; and

have been a judge for at least 3 years.

A person appointed as the nonjudicial appointee must be—

the chief executive of a department; or

the holder of an office established by or under an Act that the Governor in Council considers to be equivalent to the chief executive of a department.

A person may be appointed as the chairperson or nonjudicial appointee only if the Minister has consulted—

with each member of the Legislative Assembly recognised as the leader of a political party represented in the Assembly about the proposed appointment; and

with the parliamentary committee about—

the process of selection for appointment; and

the appointment of the person as the chairperson or nonjudicial appointee.