Commonwealth Consolidated Acts

AUSTRALIAN COMMUNICATIONS AND MEDIA AUTHORITY ACT 2005 - SECT 20

             (1)  Each member is to be appointed by the Governor‑General by written instrument.

             (2)  The Chair and the Deputy Chair must be appointed as full‑time members.

             (3)  A member, other than the Chair or the Deputy Chair, may be appointed as a full‑time member or as a part‑time member.

             (4)  A part‑time member may be assigned by the Minister, acting on the ACMA's advice, on a full‑time basis to an inquiry, investigation or hearing. Such an assignment must be in writing.

             (5)  For the purposes of this Act (except for subsection 31(2) and paragraph 34(5)(b)), a part‑time member so assigned is taken to be a full‑time member while the assignment is in force.