Commonwealth Numbered Acts

AUSTRALIAN LAW REFORM COMMISSION ACT 1996 No. 37, 1996 - SECT 7

(1) All members must be appointed by the Governor-General.

(2) A person must not be appointed as a member unless he or she:

   (a)  is a judge or justice of a Federal Court, or of the Supreme Court of a
        State or Territory; or

   (b)  is, and has been for at least 5 years, a legal practitioner of the
        High Court, or of the Supreme Court of a State or Territory; or

   (c)  is a graduate in law of a university, and has experience as a member
        of the academic staff of a tertiary educational institution; or

   (d)  is, in the Governor-General's opinion, suitable for appointment
        because of the person's special qualifications, training or
        experience.