New South Wales Consolidated Acts New South Wales Consolidated Acts(Section 24)
(1) Subject to subclauses (3), (4) and (5), a member of the Committee holds and vacates office in accordance with the terms of the appointment or reappointment of the member.
(2) On the expiration of any period of appointment or reappointment, a member of the Committee may be reappointed for a further period.
(3) A member of the Committee may at any time resign from the Committee by notice in writing addressed to the Minister and delivered to the Director-General.
(4) The Minister may at any time remove from office a member of the Committee by notice in writing addressed and delivered to the member.
(5) The Chairperson of the Committee vacates office as a member of the Committee on ceasing to be an officer.
(6) The Executive Officer of the Committee vacates office as a member of the Committee on ceasing to be an officer.
If a member referred to in section 24 (2) (c) is unable to carry out duties as a member of the Committee for any period, the Minister may appoint another person who, in the opinion of the Minister, has expertise in product safety to act in the place of the member for that period, and a person so appointed shall, during that period, be deemed to be a member of the Committee.
(1) The Committee, after having obtained the approval of the Minister, may co-opt any person who, in its opinion, has expertise in relation to a question referred to it under section 42.
(2) A person co-opted under subclause (1) shall, when attending a meeting of the Committee, be deemed to be a member of the Committee and has a right to vote and participate in the Committee’s proceedings.
A member of the Committee is entitled to be paid such remuneration (including travelling and subsistence allowances) as the Minister may from time to time determine in respect of the member.
Where by or under any other Act provision is made requiring a person who is the holder of an office specified in the Act to devote the whole of his or her time to the duties of that office, or prohibiting the person from engaging in employment outside the duties of that office, that provision shall not operate to disqualify the person from holding that office and also the office of a member or from accepting and retaining any remuneration payable to the person under this Act as a member of the Committee.
The procedure for the calling of meetings of the Committee and for the conduct of business at those meetings shall be as determined by the Committee.
A decision supported by a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of the Committee shall be the decision of the Committee.
The Committee shall cause full and accurate minutes to be kept of the proceedings at each meeting of the Committee.