WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 64 Qualifications for appointment
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WORKPLACE RELATIONS ACT 1996 - SECT 64
Qualifications for appointment(1) The Governor‑General may only appoint a person as the President if:
(a) the person:
(i) is or has been a Judge of a court created by the Parliament; or
(ii) has been a Judge of a court of a State or Territory; or
(iii) has been enrolled as a legal practitioner of the High Court, or the Supreme Court of a State or Territory, for at least 5 years; and
(b) in the opinion of the Governor‑General, the person is, because of skills and experience in the field of industrial relations, a suitable person to be appointed as President.
(2) The Governor‑General may only appoint a person as a Vice President, a Senior Deputy President or a Deputy President if:
(a) the person has been a Judge of a court created by the Parliament or a court of a State or Territory, or has been enrolled as a legal practitioner of the High Court, or the Supreme Court of a State or Territory, for at least 5 years;
(b) the person has had experience at a high level in industry or commerce or in the service of:
(i) a peak council or another association representing the interests of employers or employees; or
(ii) a government or an authority of a government; or
(c) the person has, at least 5 years previously, obtained a degree of a university or an educational qualification of a similar standard after studies in the field of law, economics or industrial relations, or some other field of study considered by the Governor‑General to have substantial relevance to the duties of a Vice President, a Senior Deputy President or a Deputy President;
and, in the opinion of the Governor‑General, the person is, because of skills and experience in the field of industrial relations, a suitable person to be appointed as a Vice President, a Senior Deputy President or a Deputy President (as the case may be).
(3) The Governor‑General may only appoint a person as a Commissioner if the person has, in the opinion of the Governor‑General, appropriate skills and experience in the field of industrial relations.