Queensland Consolidated Acts Queensland Consolidated Acts(1) The Governor in Council may appoint indigenous assessors to perform functions in the Land Court in its cultural heritage division for proceedings to which they are allocated.
(2) A person is eligible to be appointed as an indigenous assessor only if--
(a) the person--
(i) has experience, for not less than 5 years, in industry, commerce, public administration, the practice of a profession or the service of a government or an authority of a government; or
(ii) has researched, and published in journals of high academic quality, in the field of anthropology, history, law, public administration or indigenous issues; and
(b) the person has, in the opinion of the Governor in Council, a high level of knowledge of or experience in 2 or more of the following--
(i) cross-cultural issues;
(ii) resolving cultural heritage issues;
(iii) indigenous issues;
(iv) something else considered by the Governor in Council to have substantial relevance to the duties of an indigenous assessor.
(3) A member is not eligible for appointment as an indigenous assessor.
(4) An indigenous assessor who is allocated to a proceeding of the Land Court in its cultural heritage division is an officer of the Land Court for the proceeding.