South Australian Consolidated Acts South Australian Consolidated Acts (1) The Authority is
constituted of the following members, appointed by the Governor on the
nomination of the Minister:
(a) a
legal practitioner of at least 10 years' standing or a person who has held
judicial office as a member of a superior court of this State or of any other
State or Territory of the Commonwealth or of the Commonwealth; and
(b) 6
other persons who together have, in the Minister's opinion, the abilities and
experience required for the effective performance of the Authority's
functions.
(2) At least 2 members
must be women and 2 must be men.
(3) A person who,
without the approval of the Minister, has a direct or indirect pecuniary or
personal interest in a licensee, or a business conducted by a licensee, under
a prescribed Act is not eligible for appointment to the Authority.
(4) The person
appointed under subsection (1)(a) will be the presiding member of the
Authority.
(5) The Governor may
appoint a suitable person to be the deputy of a member of the Authority and
the deputy may act as a member of the Authority in that member's absence.
(6) A person appointed
as the deputy of the presiding member—
(a) must
have the same qualifications for appointment as the presiding member; and
(b) may
(but need not) be a person who is, apart from the appointment as the presiding
member's deputy, a member of the Authority.
(7) On the office of a
member becoming vacant, a person must be appointed under this section to the
vacant office.