Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) Before recommending individuals as members of the public panel of assessors, the Minister must--
(a) invite nominations from community groups and other entities that the Minister considers have an interest in consumer health issues; and
(b) by advertisement in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State, invite members of the public to nominate individuals who are qualified as mentioned in section 40(3) and not disqualified under section 41(a).
(2) Before recommending individuals as members of a professional panel of assessors, the Minister must invite nominations from--
(a) the board for the profession for which the panel is established; and
(b) universities and training institutions that--
(i) are established in Queensland; and
(ii) are engaged in the education of students for the profession for which the panel is established; and
(c) professional colleges established in Australia that the Minister considers are relevant to the profession for which the panel is established; and
(d) professional associations that the Minister considers are representative of the profession for which the panel is established; and
(e) persons who are qualified as mentioned in section 40(4) and not disqualified under section 41(b).
(3) The invitation in subsection (2)(e) must be made by advertisement in a newspaper circulating generally throughout the State.
(4) However, subsections (2) and (3) do not apply if the Minister reasonably believes that it is necessary to urgently appoint an individual as a member of a professional panel of assessors because--
(a) the secretary or registrar considers a disciplinary matter is likely to raise issues of a specialist or technical nature, whether on the basis of advice received under section 19(1) or 33(1) from a board or otherwise; and
(b) the secretary or registrar has advised the Minister that--
(i) none of the panel members have the desirable professional background or skills; or
(ii) panel members who do have the desirable professional background or skills will not be available to hear the matter.