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AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION ACT 2002 - SECT 46B

Appointment of examiners

             (1)  An examiner is to be appointed by the Governor-General by written instrument.

Consulting the Inter-Governmental Committee

             (2)  Before the Governor-General makes such an appointment, the Minister must consult the members of the Inter-Governmental Committee in relation to the appointment.

Legal practitioner

             (3)  A person must not be appointed as an examiner unless he or she is enrolled as a legal practitioner, and has been so for at least 5 years.

Period of appointment

             (4)  An examiner holds office for the period specified in the instrument of appointment. The period must not exceed 5 years.

Note:          An examiner is eligible for reappointment: see the Acts Interpretation Act 1901 .

Basis of appointment

             (5)  An examiner may be appointed on a full-time basis or on a part-time basis.



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