(1) The Team is to consist of the Convenor of the Team and other persons
appointed by the Minister.
(2) The Minister is to appoint as Convenor of the
Teamthe State Coroner, a Deputy State Coroner or a former State Coroner or
Deputy State Coroner.
(3) The Team is to include representatives of each of
the following--
(a) the Department of Premier and Cabinet,
(b) the Department
of Education,
(c) the Department of Communities and Justice,
(e) the NSW
Health Service,
(f) the NSW Police Force,
(g) the Legal Aid Commission of
New South Wales.
(3A) The regulations may set out additional requirements in
respect of the appointment of representatives of an organisation referred to
in subsection (3) including, but not limited to, the following--
(a) the
number of representatives to be appointed,
(b) the parts or functions of the
organisation that are to be represented,
(c) the qualifications, experience
or expertise that any representative is required to have.
(4) Each
representative referred to in subsection (3) is to be nominated by the
Minister responsible for the organisation concerned.
(5) In addition, the
Team is to include the following persons--
(a) 1 Deputy Chief Magistrate,
recommended by the Chief Magistrate,
(b) the Commissioner of Victims Rights,
(c) 2 non-government service provider representatives,
(d) 2 persons who, in
the opinion of the Minister, have expertise appropriate to the functions of
the Team.
(6) The Minister is to appoint 1 person who is an Aboriginal person
or a Torres Strait Islander and who is a non-government service provider
representative as a member of the Team, and if no other member of the Team is
an Aboriginal person or Torres Strait Islander, the Minister is to appoint an
additional person who is an Aboriginal person or a Torres Strait Islander as a
member of the Team.
(7) The Team must consist of not less than 15 members (in
addition to the Convenor) and not more than 20 members (in addition to the
Convenor) at any one time.
(8) A person who is a member of the Legislative
Council or the Legislative Assembly is not eligible to be a member of the
Team.
(9) Schedule 3 contains provisions with respect to the members and
procedure of the Team.
