Commonwealth Numbered Acts

NATIONAL CRIME AUTHORITY ACT 1984 No. 41, 1984 - SECT 7

7. (1) There is established by this Act an Authority by the name of the
National Crime Authority.

(2) The Authority shall consist of a Chairman and 2 other members.

(3) The Chairman and the other members shall be appointed by the
Governor-General.

(4) If the Chairman is not a person who is, and is expected to continue to be,
a Judge, he shall be appointed as a full-time member.

(5) The members other than the Chairman shall be appointed as full-time
members.

(6) Of the offices to be held by members other than the office of Chairman-

   (a)  one shall be an office to which sub-section (7) applies; and

   (b)  one shall be an office to which sub-section (8) applies.

(7) If-

   (a)  there is a vacancy in the office of a member to which this sub-section
        applies, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the
        office;

   (b)  within 3 months after the occurrence of the vacancy the
        Attorney-General of the Commonwealth and the Attorneys-General of the
        participating States unanimously recommend a person for appointment to
        the office; and

   (c)  the person so recommended agrees to be appointed, any advice to the
        Governor-General with respect to the appointment of a person to fill
        the vacancy shall be consistent with the recommendation.

(8) If-

   (a)  there is a vacancy in the office of a member to which this sub-section
        applies, whether or not an appointment has previously been made to the
        office;

   (b)  within 3 months after the occurrence of the vacancy the Special
        Minister of State of the Commonwealth and the Ministers of the Crown
        of the participating States who are responsible for matters relating
        to the respective Police Forces of those States unanimously recommend
        a person for appointment to the office; and

   (c)  the person so recommended agrees to be appointed, any advice to the
        Governor-General with respect to the appointment of a person to fill
        the vacancy shall be consistent with the recommendation.

(9) A person shall not be appointed as Chairman unless-

   (a)  he is or has been a Judge; or

   (b)  he is enrolled as a legal practitioner, and has been so enrolled for
        not less than 5 years.

(10) The performance of the functions or the exercise of the powers of the
Authority is not affected by reason only of a vacancy in the membership of the
Authority.