QUEENSLAND CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2009 - SECT 183
Appointment of senior members and ordinary members
QUEENSLAND CIVIL AND ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL ACT 2009 - SECT 183
Appointment of senior members and ordinary members
183 Appointment of senior members and ordinary members
(1) As many senior members and ordinary members as are required for the proper
functioning of the tribunal must be appointed.
(2) A senior member or
ordinary member must be recommended for appointment by the Minister after
consultation with the president.
(3) A person is eligible for appointment as
a senior member only if the person—
(a) is an Australian lawyer of at least
8 years standing; or
(b) has, in the Minister’s opinion, extensive
knowledge, expertise or experience relating to a class of matter for which
functions may be exercised by the tribunal.
(4) A person is eligible for
appointment as an ordinary member only if the person—
(a) is an Australian
lawyer of at least 6 years standing; or
(b) has, in the Minister’s opinion,
special knowledge, expertise or experience relating to a class of matter for
which functions may be exercised by the tribunal.
(5) In recommending persons
for appointment as members, the Minister must have regard to the following—
(a) the need for balanced gender representation in the membership of the
tribunal;
(b) the need for membership of the tribunal to include Aboriginal
people and Torres Strait Islanders;
(c) the need for the membership of the
tribunal to reflect the social and cultural diversity of the general
community;
(d) the range of knowledge, expertise and experience of members of
the tribunal.
(6) A senior member or ordinary member holds office for the
period, of at least 3 years but not more than 5 years, stated in the
member’s instrument of appointment.
(7) A person appointed as a senior
member or ordinary member may be reappointed.
(8) A senior member or ordinary
member may be appointed on a full-time or part-time basis or on a sessional
basis.