AUSTRALIAN CRIME COMMISSION ACT 2002 - SECT 46B Appointment of examiners
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.
(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.
(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 .
(5) An examiner may be appointed on a full - time basis or on a
part - time basis.