(a) a
proposal that the person be so appointed has been referred to the Joint
Committee under section 31BA of the Ombudsman Act 1974 , and
(b) the period
that the Committee has under that section to veto the proposed appointment has
ended without the Committee having vetoed the proposed appointment or the
Committee notifies the Minister that it has decided not to veto the proposed
appointment.
(2) A person may be proposed for appointment on more than one
occasion.
(3) In this section,
"appointment" includes re-appointment.